Ekurhuleni 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 South Africa, a metropolitan municipality or Category A municipality is a municipality which executes all the functions of local government for a city or conurbation. ... A map of Gauteng, showing the East Rand. ... Capital Johannesburg Largest city Johannesburg Area  - Total Ranked 9th 17,010 km² Premier (List) Mbhazima Shilowa (ANC) Population   - 2001   - 1996   - Density (2001) Ranked 2nd 8,837,172 7,348,423 520/km² (Ranked 1st) Languages isiZulu (21. ...

The following cities, towns and townships make up this huge municipality, created in 2000: [1] In South Africa, the term township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban residential areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (Africans, Coloureds and Indians) who lived near or worked in areas that were designated white-only. Soweto (actually a group of townships) and Alexandra are two of... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• Alberton
• Bedfordview
• Benoni
• Boksburg
• Brakpan
• Daveyton
• Devon
• Duduza
• Edenvale
• Germiston
• Impumelelo
• Isando
• Katlehong
• Kempton Park
• KwaThema
• Nigel
• Reiger Park
• Springs
• Tembisa
• Thokoza
• Tsakane
• Vosloorus
• Wattville

Alberton is a typical bedroom community situated on the banks of the Natalspruit River close to the major urban centres of Johannesburg (15 kilometres) and Pretoria in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Bedfordview is a town on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Benoni is a town in the South African province of Gauteng. ... Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. ... Brakpan is a gold and uranium mining town in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Daveyton is a township near Benoni on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Duduza is a township west of Nigel on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Edenvale can refer to: Edenvale, Gauteng Edenvale (Forgotten Realms) Eden Vale, a small village in England Eden Vale (company), a British dairy products manufacturer This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Germiston in the East Rand of Gauteng is South Africas sixth largest city with 70% of the western worlds gold passing through its gold refinery. ... Impumelelo is a township next to Devon about 38 km east of Springs on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Katlehong is a township located 35 Km east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway in the Ekhuruleni metropolitan of Gauteng Province of South Africa. ... Kempton Park is a large town on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. ... KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Nigel is a gold mining town in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Reiger Park is a coloured township situated in Boksburg on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Springs is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa and is part of the East Rand region. ... Tembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Thokoza is a township situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Tsakane is a township south of Brakpan close to two other townships KwaThema and Duduza on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Vosloorus is a township situated in Boksburg just east of Katlehong on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Wattville is a township south of Benoni on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. ...

External links

• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality The official site of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
• A history of Ekurhuleni and its cities