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Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
	— Metropolitan municipality —
	Location in Gauteng
	Coordinates: 26°10′38″S 28°13′19″E / 26.17722°S 28.22194°ECoordinates: 26°10′38″S 28°13′19″E / 26.17722°S 28.22194°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Seat	Germiston
	Government
- Mayor	Duma Moses Nkosi
	Area
- Total	1,925 km2 (743.2 sq mi)
	Population
- Total	2,480,260
- Density	1,288.4/km2 (3,337.1/sq mi)
	Racial makeup
	Languages
- Zulu
- Afrikaans
- Northern Sotho
- Sotho
- English
Time zone	South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EKU
Website	http://www.ekurhuleni.com

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in Xitsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the 6 districts of Gauteng province of South Africa and one of the 6 metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston. The largest language group among its 2,480,260 people is Zulu (2001 Census). OR Tambo International Airport is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.^[1]. An Integrated Transport Plan has been initiated to allow Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to confidently develop a transport system within its responsibilities over the next 5 years.

[edit] Cities and towns

The following cities, towns and townships make up this huge municipality, created in 2000:

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Zulu	754 411	30.42%
Afrikaans	321 103	12.95%
Northern Sotho	282 641	11.40%
Sotho	278 398	11.22%
English	277 950	11.21%
Xhosa	213 389	8.60%
Tsonga	141 484	5.70%
Tswana	76 896	3.10%
Swati	45 357	1.83%
Ndebele	44 496	1.79%
Venda	25 753	1.04%
Other	18 396	0.74%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Male	1 258 513	50.74%
Female	1 221 747	49.26%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	1 891 452	76.26%
White	482 080	19.44%
Coloured	67 064	2.70%
Indian/Asian	39 664	1.60%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	213 560	8.61%
005 - 009	199 108	8.03%
010 - 014	196 933	7.94%
015 - 019	209 576	8.45%
020 - 024	267 642	10.79%
025 - 029	296 678	11.96%
030 - 034	247 072	9.96%
035 - 039	218 644	8.82%
040 - 044	180 980	7.30%
045 - 049	137 562	5.55%
050 - 054	102 035	4.11%
055 - 059	70 713	2.85%
060 - 064	52 238	2.11%
065 - 069	33 805	1.36%
070 - 074	24 063	0.97%
075 - 079	14 555	0.59%
080 - 084	9 705	0.39%
085 - 089	3 249	0.13%
090 - 094	1 437	0.06%
095 - 099	481	0.02%
100 plus	224	0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Ekurhuleni in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 1 749 820 [70.55% of total population]
Total votes: 951 568 [38.37% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 54.38% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	662 915	69.67%
Democratic Alliance	187 799	19.74%
Inkhata Freedom Party	30 044	3.16%
African Christian Democratic Party	16 090	1.69%
United Democratic Movement	12 039	1.27%
Independent Democrats	10 221	1.07%
Pan African Congress	8 825	0.93%
Freedom Front Plus	7 975	0.84%
New National Party	6 101	0.64%
UF	1 899	0.20%
Azanian People's Organisation	1 696	0.18%
United Christian Democratic Party	1 312	0.14%
CDP	1 177	0.12%
NA	1 025	0.11%
SOPA	555	0.06%
Minority Front	453	0.05%
PJC	410	0.04%
TOP	335	0.04%
KISS	313	0.03%
EMSA	263	0.03%
NLP	121	0.01%
Total	951 568	100.00%

[edit] Economy

Several airline companies are headquartered in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.

South African Airways, the flag carrier of South Africa, and subsidiary South African Express Airways have their head offices in Ekurhuleni.^[1]^[2]^[3] Airlink, a regional South African airline, has its headquarters on the grounds of OR Tambo Airport.^[1]^[4] Mango, a low cost airline, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo.^[5] The headquarters of Comair and Kulula.com are at an intersection within Ekurhuleni in close proximity to OR Tambo.^[6]^[7] Federal Air also has its headquarters on the OR Tambo grounds.^[8] 1Time has its head office in the Isando Industrial Park.^[9]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Legal Information - (EU)." South African Airways. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.
^ "Contact Us." South African Express. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Download a map to Airlink's Head Office." Airlink. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Contact Us." Comair. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Contact Us." Kulula.com. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Contact details." Federal Air. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
^ "Contact Us." 1Time. Retrieved on 28 October 2009.

[edit] External links

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality The official site of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
A history of Ekurhuleni and its cities
Integrated Transport Plan
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 2009-2013 Integrated Development Plan

[Airportconfirm-0] "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[1] "Legal Information - (EU)." South African Airways. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.

[2] "Contact Us." South African Express. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[3] "Download a map to Airlink's Head Office." Airlink. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[4] "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[5] "Contact Us." Comair. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[6] "Contact Us." Kulula.com. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[7] "Contact details." Federal Air. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.

[8] "Contact Us." 1Time. Retrieved on 28 October 2009.

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