Merafong City Local Municipality

Summary

Merafong City Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merafong City Local Municipality is located in West Rand District Municipality^[3].
• Merafong City Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa^[5].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's capital is recorded as Carletonville^[6].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Mogale City Local Municipality^[7].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Randfontein Local Municipality^[8].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Westonaria Local Municipality^[9].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Emfuleni Local Municipality^[10].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tlokwe Local Municipality^[11].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ventersdorp Local Municipality^[12].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Rustenburg Local Municipality^[13].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's locator map image is recorded as Map of Gauteng with Merafong City highlighted (2016).svg^[14].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Merafong City Local Municipality^[15].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 599242^[16].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's local dialing code is recorded as 11^[18].
• +2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Merafong City Local Municipality^[19].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.416666666667, 'lon': 27.416666666667}^[20].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.41692, 'lon': 27.39947}^[21].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z8g04^[22].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's official website is recorded as https://merafong.gov.za/^[23].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merafong City Local Municipality^[24].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's South African municipality code is recorded as GT484^[25].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+197520'}^[26].
• Merafong City Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+188843'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Merafong City Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in West Rand District Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Merafong City Local Municipality's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1630'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1629'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+197520'}^[26] and {'amount': '+188843'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Merafong City Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa^[5].

History and Context

+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Merafong City Local Municipality^[19].

Why It Matters

Merafong City Local Municipality ranks in the top 6% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]