West Rand | |
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![]() Location in Gauteng | |
Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E / 26.250°S 27.500°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Seat | Randfontein |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Thabiso Bovungana (AIC) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,087 km2 (1,578 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 820,995 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 79.2% |
• Coloured | 2.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
• White | 16.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 27.3% |
• Afrikaans | 16.9% |
• Xhosa | 14.9% |
• Sotho | 10.8% |
• Other | 30.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC48 |
The West Rand District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa West Rand; Afrikaans: Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase West Rand; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa West Rand)[1] is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein.[3][4] As of 2011, the most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana. The district code is CBDC8.