Kungwini_Local_Municipality

Kungwini Local Municipality

Kungwini Local Municipality

Local municipality in Gauteng, South Africa

Kungwini Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Metsweding District of Gauteng in South Africa. The town of Bronkhorstspruit was the seat of the municipality.

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Kungwini, along with the Metsweding District, was disestablished and absorbed into the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality on 18 May 2011, the date of the 2011 municipal election.[3]

Kungwini is an isiNdebele word meaning "mist". Because the area is misty, the name was relevant for the local community.[4]

Main places

Main places of the municipality, from the 2001 census:[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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    "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
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    Shonisani, Tshifhiwa (27 February 2011). "Bronkhorstspruit residents to march against proposed merger". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  4. [4]
    South African Languages - Place names
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    Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

25.8050°S 28.7464°E / -25.8050; 28.7464
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