City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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About City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, also known as the City of Tshwane, is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa. The metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pretoria with surrounding towns and localities included in the local government area.
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system.
The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections).
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from 2,198 square kilometres (849 mi2) in 2010 to 6,368 square kilometres (2,459 mi2) after the incorporation of Metsweding.
The Tswaing crater is in the northwest of Soshanguve.
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality consists of the following areas:
Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.