Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

“To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance”Figure 5: Distribution of Settlement PatternsThe population density for the entire LLM is 26people/km 2 . The population density for the ruralareas is markedly lower at 9people/km 2 and varies from 7people/km² for Ward 13, to 9people/km²for Ward 12 and 13people/km² for Ward 9. The density is thus the highest in the western portionsand lowest in the eastern and southern portions of the LLM. 1It does not identify any second order nodes for LLM and only two third order nodes: Morgenzon andThuthukani. The highest concentration of service centres is located around Secunda, in Govan Mbeki LM to thenorth of Lekwa LM. This area is commonly known as the TEKS area (Trichardt, Evander, Kinross, and Secunda)and dominates the industrial / manufacturing activities in the district. In contrast, there is only one first ordercentre within the Lekwa LM (Standerton), no second order service centres and only two third order servicecentres (Morgenzon and Thuthukani).The district is traversed by three national roads:• The N17/N2 Corridor which is effectively the link between the Gauteng Province and the TEKSindustrial node. To the north it links up with Swaziland and to the south it links to the KwaZuluNatal coast.• The N11 National Corridor which is the main road link between the Limpopo Province throughMpumalanga and into KwaZulu-Natal.• The N3 Highway which links Gauteng with the Durban area passes through the western edge ofGert Sibande District municipality.39 | P a g e - D r a f t i n t e g r a t e d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4