West Rand District Municipality
West Rand | |
|---|---|
Location in Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E / 26.250°S 27.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Seat | Randfontein |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thabiso Bovungana (AIC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,087 km2 (1,578 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 820,995 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 79.2% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 16.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 27.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.9% |
| • Xhosa | 14.9% |
| • Sotho | 10.8% |
| • Other | 30.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC48 |
The West Rand District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa West Rand; Afrikaans: Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase West Rand; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa West Rand) is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein. As of 2011, the most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana. The district code is CBDC8.