The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng province, South Africa, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. It is one of the five districts of Gauteng and one of South Africa's eight metropolitan municipalities, with its administrative seat at Germiston. The area is home to OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa's busiest airport, located in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni. The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in the Xitsonga language.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude26.166667 degrees south 1 Sources
1. City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 3,379,104 (2016)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -26.166667, longitude 28.333333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1660 m
P2046 (area)
area 1925.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 3379104 (2016)
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