District municipality (South Africa)

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In South Africa, a district municipality or Category C municipality is a municipality which executes some of the functions of local government for a district. The district municipality will in turn comprise several local municipalities, with which it shares the functions of local government. District municipalities are seen as successors to former Regional Services Councils (RSC).^[1]

The Constitution, section 155.1.a,^[2] defines "Category C" municipalities. The Municipal Structures Act^[3] states that areas not eligible to have a metropolitan municipality must have a district municipality.

District municipalities have a municipality code that consists of the letters "DC" followed by a number from 1 to 48. The "DC" reflects the fact that they were originally named "District Councils".

District management areas

Currently all district municipalities are completely divided into local municipalities. However, before the alteration of municipal boundaries which occurred at the 2011 elections, some areas of the country did not fall within any local municipality. This usually occurred in areas with a very low population density, for example national parks and nature reserves. In these areas, which were known as District Management Areas, all local government services were provided by the district municipality.

Notes

↑ "Towards Co-Operative Relations Between District And Local Municipalities" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-11.
↑ "Documents - Constitution - 1996 - Chapter 7 - Local Government". Info.gov.za. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
↑ "Local Government: Municipal Structures Act [No. 117 of 1998] G 19614 GoN 1650". gov.za. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

References

Government Communication & Information Services (2005) Categories of municipalities
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (1996) Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Chapter 7: Local Government
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (1998) Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998.
South African Local Government Association

Administrative divisions of South Africa

Capitals: Pretoria (executive)
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Cape Town (legislative)

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Municipalities

List of municipalities in South Africa

By province	Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape

Types	Metropolitan Local District

Settlements

By province	Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape

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District municipality (South Africa)

District management areas

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