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.
Cities and towns
The following cities, towns and townships make up this huge municipality, created in 2000:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Male |
1 258 513 |
50.74% |
| Female |
1 221 747 |
49.26% |
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% |
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% |
Politics
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
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]
References
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