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Geography. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from 2,198 square kilometres (849 sq mi) [6] in 2010 to 6,368 square kilometres (2,459 sq mi) after the incorporation of Metsweding, making it the largest Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. [7] The Tswaing crater is in the northwest of Soshanguve.
Tshwane is the fourth biggest municipality of the 8 metros in South Africa and easily accessible via National and Regional infrastructure including the N1, N14, N2, and R21, Wonderboom Airport, OR Tambo and Lanseria International Airports.
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The City of Tshwane is the capital of South Africa and is the largest municipality, as measured by land mass. Tshwane is amongst the six largestmetropolitan municipalities in South Africa and the second largest in Gauteng, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
City of Tshwane. Metropolitan Municipality. 799. from Census 2011. Area. 6,297.83 km². Population. 2,921,488 (463.89 per km²) Households.
The incorporation, which took place in May 2011 after the local government elections, enlarged Tshwane to 6 345 km². Currently, Tshwane stretches almost 121 km from east to west and 108 km from north to south, making it the third-largest city in the world after New York and Tokyo/Yokohama.
Tshwane is the largest metropolitan municipality in South Africa and the third-largest city in the world in terms of land mass, after New York and Tokyo/Yokohama. Home to the Big 5 Together with breath-taking nature reserves, it has become the only city in the world with a Big Five game reserve within its boundaries.
Tshwane is the o nly city in South Africa with a Big Five game reserve within its metropolitan municipal boundaries, the 90 000 hectare Dinokeng Big Five Game Reserve. The must-see attractions include: the iconic Union Buildings, home to the
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