Tshwane, Gauteng Province, South Africa

🇿🇦 The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane; Afrikaans: Stad Tshwane Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane), also known as the City of Tshwane, is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa. The metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pretoria with surrounding towns and localities included in the local government area.

History The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system.

The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections).

Geography The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from 2,198 square km (849 sq mi) in 2010 to 6,368 square km (2,459 sq mi) after the incorporation of Metsweding, making it the largest Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa.

The Tswaing crater is in the north-west of Soshanguve.

Constituent areas The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality consists of the following areas: • Akasia • Atteridgeville • Bronberg • Bronkhorstspruit • Centurion • Crocodile River • Cullinan/Rayton/Refilwe • Eersterust • Ekangala • Elands River • Ga-Rankuwa • Hammanskraal • Laudium • Mabopane • Mamelodi • Olievenhoutbosch • Pretoria • Soshanguve • Rethabiseng • Roodeplaat • Soshanguve • Temba • Winterveld • Zithobeni