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Estimated mid-year population:
2 528 303

Nine year population growth:
24.74 percent

Average annual population growth rate:
2.49 percent

Average population density (people per km2):
1 313

Size of municipal area:
1 924km2

Number of councillors:
175

Municipal staff employed:
17 000


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Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality

The Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality is situated in South Africa's manufacturing heartland. It is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and culturally diverse region with over 2.5 million residents.

The area has around 8 000 industries and is responsible for about 23 percent of the gross geographical product of Gauteng province, which is sub- Saharan Africa's most economically powerful and active region.

The municipality is comprised of nine towns of the former East Rand, namely Greater Alberton, Benoni, Germiston, Springs, Kempton Park , Edenvale, Nigel, Brakpan and Boksburg.

Ekurhuleni is a Tsonga word and can loosely be translated as the place of peace. It denotes a place where working together to create a peaceful and prosperous environment is encouraged and undertaken by the residents who are bound together by their love for peace.

From the world's largest producer of gold a century ago, the geographical area known as the East Rand has become an entity of note in a globally competitive business and industry. The mining boom that led to the emergency of the East Rand, also prompted the growth of a substantial manufacturing support base in the area.

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Council comprises of 175 Councillors, led by the Executive Mayor, Speaker and 10 members of the Mayoral Committee.

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Contact details
Mayor: Councillor Lentheng Mekgwe
Tel: 011 999 1001
Fax: 011 871 7258
E-mail: mayor@ekurhuleni.com

Speaker: Patricia Kumalo
Tel: 011 871 7619/ 011 437 2174
Fax: 011 871 7457
E-mail: kumalon@ekurhuleni.com