Districts of South Africa
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South Africa is divided into 52 districts (Metropolitan and District municipalities). The 12th amendment to the Constitution (December 2005) reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of the continental republic.
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[edit] Types of district
The two main types of districts are
- 6 Metropolitan municipalities which act as both district and local municipalities (indicated with an * below). These are also known as Category A municipalities.
- 46 District municipalities which contain more than one local municipality. Also known as Category C municipalities, with their contained Local municipalities known as Category B municipalities.
[edit] Districts
The map shows the 52 districts (with colours indicating provinces).
- Amajuba
- Zululand
- Umkhanyakude
- uThungulu
- Umzinyathi
- Uthukela
- Umgungundlovu
- iLembe
- eThekwini *
- Ugu
- Sisonke
[edit] Boundary alignment
Several projects are underway to align various services with the district boundaries. These include:
- Magisterial districts
- Police wards
[edit] Controversy
South Africa's official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, believes that the districts add an unnecessary fourth layer of government (between provinces and municipalities) and has called for them to elminated.[1]
