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The following map depicts the provinces and districts of South Africa. The district municipalities are labelled with numbers that correspond to their district code, while the metropolitan municipalities are labelled with letters that correspond to their names. Further details of the districts are
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in December 2005, which altered provincial boundaries, the number of districts was reduced from 53. Another effect of the amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a single province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of the
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District municipalities have a municipality code that consists of the letters "DC" followed by a number from 1 to 48. The "DC" reflects the term for the elected political executive "District Councils".
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Currently all district municipalities are completely divided into local municipalities. However, before the alteration of municipal boundaries which occurred at the
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is not used in legislation, district municipalities are regularly referred to as such informally. District municipalities are seen as successors to former
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which executes some of the functions of local government for a district. The district municipality will in turn comprise several
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Several projects are underway to align various services with the district boundaries. These include:
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There are two types of municipality at the district level. Most of the country is covered by the 44
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Chapter 7: Local Government
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Government Communication & Information Services (2005)
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and share responsibilities with them. The eight largest
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Department of International Relations and Cooperation
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In these areas, which were known as 3954:Lists of subdivisions of South Africa 7: 2252:Sarah Baartman District Municipality 2216:Pixley ka Seme District Municipality 1860:King Cetshwayo District Municipality 1502:Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 1150:Cape Winelands District Municipality 3034:Service Delivery Boundary Alignment 2432:uMgungundlovu District Municipality 1896:Lejweleputswa District Municipality 1608:Frances Baard District Municipality 1536:eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality 1222:Central Karoo District Municipality 876:must have a district municipality. 3959:Administrative divisions in Africa 2468:uMkhanyakude District Municipality 1930:Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality 1680:Gert Sibande District Municipality 1644:Garden Route District Municipality 806:12th amendment of the Constitution 14: 3728:Democratic Republic of the Congo 3011:(Data file). 2016. Archived from 2979:(Shapefile). 2016. 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Index

Politics of
South Africa


Constitution
Bill of Rights
Executive
President
Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy President
Paul Mashatile
Cabinet
Departments
Shadow Cabinet
Legislature
National Council of Provinces
Chairperson
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
National Assembly
Speaker
Thoko Didiza
Leader of the Opposition
John Hlophe
Judiciary
Chief Justice
Ray Zondo
Deputy Chief Justice
Mandisa Maya
Courts
Constitutional Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Mahube Molemela

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