Meyerton
Loch street in Meyerton
Loch street in Meyerton
Meyerton is located in Gauteng
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton is located in South Africa
Meyerton
Meyerton
Coordinates: 26°33′30″S 28°01′11″E / 26.5583°S 28.0197°E / -26.5583; 28.0197
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictSedibeng
MunicipalityMidvaal
Area
[1]
 • Total180.24 km2 (69.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total55,283
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African49.3%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White48.6%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans42.2%
 • Sotho23.2%
 • English11.9%
 • Zulu9.1%
 • Other13.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1961
PO box
1960
Area code016

Meyerton is a small town lying 18 km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated in the Midvaal Local Municipality (of which it is the capital) in the Sedibeng District Municipality.

History

Meyerton was established in 1891 and was named after Johannes Petrus Meyer, a field cornet and member of the Transvaal Volksraad. It acquired municipal status in 1961.

Since 2001, Meyerton has been the administrative centre for the Midvaal Local Municipality.[2] Many projects have been undertaken to develop the area in the past 14 years.

Some of these projects, include:

  • Development of Sicelo, a new neighbourhood for low-cost housing
  • The R59-Corridor, a new development of factories and logistics facilities.
  • Heineken International, Amsterdam announced on 26 March 2008 that it will build its new South African brewery in the Midvaal Municipal Area, between Vereeniging and Alberton, south of Johannesburg.[3]

Suburbs

Meyerton consists of the CBD, residential suburbs, industrial areas and farming communities. Some of the prominent neighbourhoods are;

  • Golfpark
  • Meyerton Ext 6
  • Meyerton Ext 4
  • Meyerton Ext 3
  • Sicelo
  • Henley-on-Klip
  • Boltonwold
  • Riversdale
  • Rothdene
  • Kookrus
  • Glen Donald
  • McKay Estates
  • Risiville
  • Valley settlements

Interesting facts

Meyerton is often reported as being the home of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls which officially opened in January 2007 at Henley-on-Klip, but Henley on Klip is in fact separated from Meyerton. Henley on Klip is a small village and a bird sanctuary outside of Meyerton.

Meyerton is the location of SABC shortwave broadcasting facilities at Bloemendal.

Notable people

Crime

The latest annual crime statistics for the Meyerton Police Precinct was issued by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2021. The SAPS crime report[4] showed the following information:

Type of crime2018/20192019/20202020/2021
Murder71515
Sexual Offences654739
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm957562
Burglary at non-residential premises969073
Burglary at residential premises310338230
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle1568160
Carjacking252519

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Meyerton". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Midvaal Local Municipality". Midvaal.gov.za. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  3. ↑ Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Meyerton 2021 Crime Statistics
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