Region 5 was an administrative district in the
City of Johannesburg
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite se ...
, from 2000 to 2006, covering the greater
Roodepoort
Roodepoort ( ) is a city in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg ...
,
Randburg
Randburg is an area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort ...
,
Olivedale and
Northriding
Northriding is a suburb of Randburg, Gauteng, Randburg, in Region C - formerly Region 5 (Johannesburg), Johannesburg Region 5, South Africa, and borders fourways and other surrounding suburbs in the north of Johannesburg.
The suburb was named a ...
areas on the western flank of the City of Johannesburg. Its long western boundary forms most of the unicity's western boundary. To the north (
Region 1) and east (Regions
2,
3, and
4) it shared boundaries with largely prosperous residential areas. To the south, it met the northern boundary of
Region 6, Doornkop/Soweto. The region was abolished with a reorganisation of regions in 2006.
[City of Johannesbur]
The seven regions.
Accessed 20 February 2008.
References
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Former regions of Johannesburg