Meyerton was established in 1891 and was named after Johannes Petrus Meyer, a field cornet and member of the TransvaalVolksraad. It acquired municipal status in 1961.
Since 2001, Meyerton has been the administrative centre for the Midvaal Local Municipality.[2] Many projects have been undertaken to develop the area in the past 14 years.
Some of these projects, include:
Development of Sicelo, a new neighbourhood for low-cost housing
The R59-Corridor, a new development of factories and logistics facilities.
Heineken International, Amsterdam announced on 26 March 2008[needs update] that it will build its new South African brewery in the Midvaal Municipal Area, between Vereeniging and Alberton, south of Johannesburg.[3]
Suburbs
Meyerton consists of the CBD, residential suburbs, industrial areas and farming communities. Some of the prominent neighbourhoods are;
Meyerton is often reported as being the home of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls which officially opened in January 2007 at Henley-on-Klip, but Henley on Klip is in fact separated from Meyerton. Henley on Klip is a small village and a bird sanctuary outside of Meyerton.
Meyerton is the location of SABCshortwave broadcasting facilities at Bloemendal.
meyerton, gauteng, meyerton, small, town, lying, north, vereeniging, gauteng, south, africa, situated, midvaal, local, municipality, which, capital, sedibeng, district, municipality, meyertonloch, street, meyertonmeyertonshow, gautengmeyertonshow, south, afric. Meyerton is a small town lying 18 km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng South Africa It is situated in the Midvaal Local Municipality of which it is the capital in the Sedibeng District Municipality MeyertonLoch street in MeyertonMeyertonShow map of GautengMeyertonShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 26 33 30 S 28 01 11 E 26 5583 S 28 0197 E 26 5583 28 0197 Coordinates 26 33 30 S 28 01 11 E 26 5583 S 28 0197 E 26 5583 28 0197CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengDistrictSedibengMunicipalityMidvaalArea 1 Total180 24 km2 69 59 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total55 283 Density310 km2 790 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African49 3 Coloured1 2 Indian Asian0 5 White48 6 Other0 4 First languages 2011 1 Afrikaans42 2 Sotho23 2 English11 9 Zulu9 1 Other13 7 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 1961PO box1960Area code016 Contents 1 History 2 Suburbs 3 Interesting facts 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditMeyerton was established in 1891 and was named after Johannes Petrus Meyer a field cornet and member of the Transvaal Volksraad It acquired municipal status in 1961 Since 2001 Meyerton has been the administrative centre for the Midvaal Local Municipality 2 Many projects have been undertaken to develop the area in the past 14 years Some of these projects include Development of Sicelo a new neighbourhood for low cost housing The R59 Corridor a new development of factories and logistics facilities Heineken International Amsterdam announced on 26 March 2008 needs update that it will build its new South African brewery in the Midvaal Municipal Area between Vereeniging and Alberton south of Johannesburg 3 Suburbs EditMeyerton consists of the CBD residential suburbs industrial areas and farming communities Some of the prominent neighbourhoods are Golfpark Meyerton Ext 6 Meyerton Ext 4 Meyerton Ext 3 Sicelo Henley on Klip Boltonwold Riversdale Rothdene Kookrus Glen Donald McKay Estates Risiville Valley settlementsInteresting facts EditMeyerton is often reported as being the home of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls which officially opened in January 2007 at Henley on Klip but Henley on Klip is in fact separated from Meyerton Henley on Klip is a small village and a bird sanctuary outside of Meyerton Meyerton is the location of SABC shortwave broadcasting facilities at Bloemendal Notable people EditChris van Heerden boxer Peter Teixeira politicianReferences Edit a b c d Main Place Meyerton Census 2011 Midvaal Local Municipality Midvaal gov za 2012 07 31 Retrieved 2012 12 13 1 Archived February 11 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditTuning Firm Dutch Automotive Midvaal Local Municipality Vaal Triangle Info Meyerton Police Precinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meyerton Gauteng amp oldid 1122769814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
