Westonaria Local Municipality

Westonaria
Local municipality
Official seal of Westonaria
Seal
Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°20′S 27°40′E / 26.333°S 27.667°E / -26.333; 27.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatWestonaria
Wards16
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNonkoliso Tundzi
Area
 • Total
640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
111,767
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African91.4%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White7.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa26.9%
 • Sotho18.8%
 • Tswana14.5%
 • Tsonga10.4%
 • Other29.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT483

Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.