The Constitution, section 155.1.a, defines "Category A" municipalities.[1] In the Municipal Structures Act it is laid out that this type of local government is to be used for conurbations, "centre[s] of economic activity", areas "for which integrated development planning is desirable", and areas with "strong interdependent social and economic linkages".[2]
The metropolitan municipality is similar to the consolidated city-county in the US, although a South African metropolitan municipality is created by notice of the provincial government, not by agreement between district and local municipalities.
Metropolitan municipalities were brought about during reforms of the 1990s so that cities could be governed as single entities.[3] For example, eThekwini (including Durban) is today a single municipality formed from what were more than 40 separate jurisdictions before 1994.[4]
This reform process was a response to the way in which apartheid policy had broken up municipal governance. For example, Soweto had, until 1973, been administered by the Johannesburg City Council, but after 1973 was run by an Administration Board separate from the city council. This arrangement deprived Soweto of vital subsidies that it had been receiving from Johannesburg.[5] A key demand of anti-apartheid civics in the 1980s was for 'one city, one tax base' in order to facilitate the equitable distribution of funds within what was a functionally integrated urban space.[6]
Local government reform after apartheid produced six Transitional Metropolitan Councils following the 1995/6 local government elections. These were characterized by a two-tier structure.[7][8] From 2000, these six Metropolitan Councils were restructured into their final single-tier form. In 2011, Buffalo City (including East London) and Mangaung (including Bloemfontein) were added to the category of metropolitan municipality.[9]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 This is by contrast to areas which are primarily rural where the local government is divided into district municipalities and local municipalities The Constitution section 155 1 a defines Category A municipalities 1 In the Municipal Structures Act it is laid out that this type of local government is to be used for conurbations centre s of economic activity areas for which integrated development planning is desirable and areas with strong interdependent social and economic linkages 2 The metropolitan municipality is similar to the consolidated city county in the US although a South African metropolitan municipality is created by notice of the provincial government not by agreement between district and local municipalities Contents 1 History 2 List of metropolitan municipalities 3 See also 4 References 5 Other sourcesHistory editMetropolitan municipalities were brought about during reforms of the 1990s so that cities could be governed as single entities 3 For example eThekwini including Durban is today a single municipality formed from what were more than 40 separate jurisdictions before 1994 4 This reform process was a response to the way in which apartheid policy had broken up municipal governance For example Soweto had until 1973 been administered by the Johannesburg City Council but after 1973 was run by an Administration Board separate from the city council This arrangement deprived Soweto of vital subsidies that it had been receiving from Johannesburg 5 A key demand of anti apartheid civics in the 1980s was for one city one tax base in order to facilitate the equitable distribution of funds within what was a functionally integrated urban space 6 Local government reform after apartheid produced six Transitional Metropolitan Councils following the 1995 6 local government elections These were characterized by a two tier structure 7 8 From 2000 these six Metropolitan Councils were restructured into their final single tier form In 2011 Buffalo City including East London and Mangaung including Bloemfontein were added to the category of metropolitan municipality 9 List of metropolitan municipalities editName Code Province Seat Area km2 10 Population 2016 11 Pop density per km2 Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality BUF Eastern Cape East London 2 750 834 997 303 6City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality CPT Western Cape Cape Town 2 446 4 005 016 1 637 6City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality JHB Gauteng Johannesburg 1 645 4 949 347 3 008 8City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality TSH Gauteng Pretoria 6 298 3 275 152 520 0City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 12 EKU Gauteng Germiston 1 975 3 379 104 1 710 6eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH KwaZulu Natal Durban 2 556 3 702 231 1 448 5Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality MAN Free State Bloemfontein 9 886 787 803 79 7Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality NMA Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth 1 957 1 263 051 645 4See also editUrban planning in AfricaReferences edit Welcome to the official South African government online site South African Government Info gov za Archived from the original on 5 January 2011 Retrieved 29 August 2017 Welcome to the official South African government online site South African Government Info gov za Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 29 August 2017 Mabin Alan 2006 Local government in South Africa s larger cities In U Pillay R Tomlinson amp J du Toit Eds Democracy and delivery urban policy in South Africa pp 135 156 Cape Town HSRC Freund Bill 1 August 2010 Is There Such a Thing as a Post apartheid City Urban Forum 21 3 283 298 doi 10 1007 s12132 010 9087 4 ISSN 1874 6330 S2CID 154026546 Parnell Susan and Gordon Pirie 1991 Johannesburg In Anthony Lemon eds Homes apart South Africa s segregated cities Bloomington Indiana University Press pp 129 145 Mark Swilling Richard Humphries and Khehal Shubane eds Apartheid city in Transition Cape Town Oxford University Press van Donk Mirjam and Edgar Pieterse 2006 Reflections on the design of a post apartheid system of urban local government in Udesh Pillay Richard Tomlinson Jacques du Toit eds Democracy and Delivery Urban Policy in South Africa Cape Town HSRC Press Cameron Robert 2006 Local government boundary reorganization In Udesh Pillay Richard Tomlinson Jacques du Toit eds Democracy and Delivery Urban Policy in South Africa Cape Town HSRC Press pp 76 106 Lynelle John Landiwe Mahlangu 21 June 2011 Metros in SA Debate on national policy choices Mail and Guardian Retrieved 29 August 2017 Shapefiles Statistics Demarcation org za Retrieved 29 August 2017 Statistics Interactive2 statssa gov za Archived from the original on 20 September 2018 Retrieved 29 August 2017 Amendment of Notice Establishing the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Notice No 3585 OF 2005 Ekurhuleni gov za Archived from the original on 16 July 2017 Retrieved 29 August 2017 Other sources editGovernment Communication amp Information Services 2005 Categories of municipalities Parliament of the Republic of South Africa 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Chapter 7 Local Government Parliament of the Republic of South Africa 1998 Local Government Municipal Structures Act Act 117 of 1998 South African Local Government Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metropolitan municipality South Africa amp oldid 1182479440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
