The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality /ˈtswɑːneɪ/ is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa and includes the city of Pretoria. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000 and, when founded, was made up of 13 former city and town councils and managed by means of an executive mayoral system. The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, with effect from 18 May 2011 . The municipality also controversially... sought to incorporate Midrand, which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality to offset the costs of absorbing Metsweding, amid a financial crisis in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from 2,198 square kilometres in 2010 to 6,368 square kilometres after the incorporation of Metsweding. The Tswaing crater is located in the north west of Soshanguve.
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| Population: | 2,200,000 |
| Area: | 848.7 sq. mi. |
| Also known as: | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Tshwane |