Rand West City Local Municipality

Rand West City
Local municipality
Seal
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatRandfontein
Boroughs35
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total
1,115 km2 (431 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
261,053
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT485

Rand West City Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rand West City; Afrikaans: Rand West City Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Rand West City; Sotho: Masepala wa Rand West City) is a local municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities. It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.

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