Sedibeng District Municipality

Sedibeng is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The administrative seat of Sedibeng is Vereeniging. The most widely spoken language among its 794,605 inhabitants is Sesotho (2001 Census).

Sedibeng
District municipality
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°30′S 28°15′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatVereeniging
Local municipalities
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Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBusisiwe Modisakeng
Area
 • Total4,173 km2 (1,611 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total916,484
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African81.7%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White15.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho46.7%
 • Zulu16.0%
 • Afrikaans15.2%
 • Xhosa7.1%
 • Other15%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC42

Etymology

The name means "The place by the spring" in the Sesotho language.

Geographic location

Situated in South Africa, the jurisdictional area of Sedibeng District Municipality covers the entire southern area of Gauteng Province, extending along a 120 km axis from east to west. The total extent of the Sedibeng area of jurisdiction is 4630 km²

Neighbours

Sedibeng is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

Sedibeng District Municipality consists of the three local municipalities, namely Lesedi, Midvaal and Emfuleni. The total number of households in Sedibeng is estimated at 224 307.

Local municipality Seat Area (km²) Population Pop. % Dominant language
EmfuleniVanderbijlpark1 276 (27.6%)658 42582.86%Sotho
LesediHeidelberg1 042 (22.5%)71 5319.00%Zulu
MidvaalMeyerton2 312 (49.9%)64 6418.13%Sotho, Afrikaans

Socio economic situation

The total population of Sedibeng accounts for only 9% of the total Gauteng population of 8.84 million. This means that in 2001 Sedibengs's population was approximately 794 600 (Stats SA, 2001 CENSUS). The growth rate for Gauteng was 3.75% p.a and 2% p.a for Sedibeng during 2003 (Stats SA). In terms of the economy the district is dominated by manufacturing, which contributed roughly 32% to the local economy during 2001. Manufacturing in the district is dominated by the fabricated metal and the chemical sectors (Mittal Steel Company (previously ISCOR) and Sasol. The local economy has been stagnating for a number of years, with a net loss in formal job opportunities. Economic sectors which do present opportunities for further local development and economic growth include agriculture and tourism.

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Sotho386 69648.67%
Zulu132 90316.73%
Afrikaans119 10914.99%
Xhosa69 0498.69%
English30 2833.81%
Tswana21 6352.72%
Northern Sotho12 6961.60%
Tsonga7 7490.98%
Swati4 3580.55%
Ndebele3 8370.48%
Other3 6840.46%
Venda2 5980.33%

Gender
Gender Population %
Female402 97650.71%
Male391 62949.29%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Black African648 90181.66%
White130 40716.41%
Coloured8 4921.07%
Indian/Asian6 8050.86%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 00464 6398.13%
005 - 00967 8398.54%
010 - 01472 2259.09%
015 - 01977 8329.80%
020 - 02484 53910.64%
025 - 02980 39310.12%
030 - 03467 4188.48%
035 - 03963 7758.03%
040 - 04456 8397.15%
045 - 04946 0795.80%
050 - 05434 9824.40%
055 - 05924 8483.13%
060 - 06419 3252.43%
065 - 06913 3371.68%
070 - 0749 1301.15%
075 - 0795 3740.68%
080 - 0843 8760.49%
085 - 0891 3050.16%
090 - 0945420.07%
095 - 0992180.03%
100 plus900.01%

Environmental

Some of Sedibeng's natural resources are:

  • The Vaal River. At times however, the river is polluted by untreated sewage from this municipality.[4]
  • Vaal Dam, a tourist attraction and source of water even beyond the boundaries of Sedibeng
  • Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, a protected area in the Suikerbosrand Range
  • Aquifers, which are an important source of water in rural areas

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Sicetsha, Andile (14 August 2018). "Dr Anthony Turton: Vaal River fix will cost the govt. between R800bn and R1tn". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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