Meyerton

Posted by Dieter Reichelt on Apr 13, 2016 in GP - Cities and Towns | 0 comments

Population nearly 56,000 People
Elevation		1,473 m
Area		180.24 km2
Makeup	Black	49.3%
	Coloured	1.2%
	Indian/Asian	0.5%
	White	48.6%
	Other	0.4%

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. 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.