Emfuleni Local Municipality

Emfuleni Municipality is a local municipality within the , in the province of . It is the westernmost local municipality in the district, and covers an area of 987 km2 at the heart of the Vaal Triangle.
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  • Type: Locality with 651,000 residents
  • Description: local municipality in Gauteng, South Africa
  • Also known as: Emfuleni

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vanderbijlpark and Bophelong.

Town
is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the in the south of province, South Africa. The city is named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical engineer and industrialist. is situated 10 km southeast of Emfuleni Local Municipality.

Suburb
meaning 'a place of life' is a township near , , . It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and . is situated 8 km south of Emfuleni Local Municipality.

Suburb
is a township in , . It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in and . means "the place of hiding" in the Sesotho language. is situated 8 km southeast of Emfuleni Local Municipality.

Emfuleni Local Municipality

Latitude
-26.6284° or 26° 37′ 42″ south
Longitude
27.7812° or 27° 46′ 52″ east
Population
651,000
Elevation
1,474 metres (4,836 feet)
Open location code
5G599QCJ+MF
Geo­Names ID
8347474
Wiki­data ID
Q1335678
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Emfuleni Local Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Emfuleni Plaaslike Munisipaliteit
  • Bulgarian: Емфулени
  • Cebuano: Emfuleni
  • Chinese: 埃姆弗里尼地方市鎮
  • Chinese: 埃姆弗里尼地方市镇
  • Dutch: Emfuleni
  • French: Emfuleni
  • French: municipalité locale d’Emfuleni
  • German: Emfuleni Local Municipality
  • German: Emfuleni
  • Greek: Εμφουλένι
  • Greek: Τοπική Δημοτική Αρχή Εμφουλένι
  • Italian: Municipalità locale di Emfuleni
  • Japanese: エムフレニ
  • Pedi: Emfuleni Mmusogae
  • Polish: Emfuleni
  • Russian: Эмфулени (местный муниципалитет)
  • Slovenian: Emfuleni
  • Southern Sotho: Masepala oa Emfuleni
  • Spanish: Emfuleni
  • Tatar: Эмфулени
  • Urdu: ایمفولینی لوکل میونسپلٹی
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Lleol Emfuleni
  • Welsh: Emfuleni

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