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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 municipalities of South Africa as of 2016. This is a list of municipalities of South Africa.The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country is divided into district municipalities, each of which consists of several local municipalities.
Metropolitan (or category A) municipalities govern large densely urbanised regions that encompass multiple centers with close economic linkages, i.e. metropolises. Metropolitan municipalities are unitary authorities responsible for all local government functions within their areas.
Eight of South Africa's largest cities are governed as metropolitan municipalities, which exercise all municipal functions in their areas, in contrast with the divided responsibilities in areas with the district/local system (see below). [2]
This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from citypopulation.de. Figures for administrative areas are also given.
Pages in category "Metropolitan areas of South Africa" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. J. Greater Johannesburg
This category refers to Metropolitan municipalities, a division of Local government in South Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The Municipal Structures Act [3] states that areas not eligible to have a metropolitan municipality must have a district municipality. District municipalities have a municipality code that consists of the letters "DC" followed by a number from 1 to 48.