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 "snippet": "District municipality boundaries used in the 2011 Statistics South African census. Allows for displaying census statistics at the district municipal level.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN><SPAN>The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), (as mandated by section 155(3)(b) of the Constitution together with sections 4 and 21 of the Demarcation Act, 1998, which state that the MDB is responsible for the determination and redetermination of municipal boundaries), provided the updated municipality boundaries. The new structure consists of Category A municipalities, which are the metropolitan areas (Cat A or Metros), Category B or local municipalities (Cat B) and Category C municipalities or district councils (Cat C or DCs).<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN /><SPAN /><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN><SPAN>According to the MDB, DCs were re-determined with the aim of strengthening them and ensuring better coordination with other spheres of government, as well as better planning and better resource allocation across the local municipalities. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN /><SPAN /><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN>Publication Date: 1 July 2011<\/SPAN><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN /><SPAN /><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN /><SPAN /><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "District municipality boundaries used in the 2011 Statistics South African census. Allows for displaying census statistics at the district municipal level.",
 "title": "StatsSA_Census2011Boundaries_DistrictMunicipalities",
 "tags": [
  "Statistics South Africa",
  "Stats SA",
  "Census 2011",
  "Geographic  Boundaries",
  "District Municipalities",
  "Demography"
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 "accessInformation": "Municipal Demarcation Board, Statistics South Africa",
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