Socio Economic - Transnet

Ward 19 4284 2564 0 1602 0 0 0 0 11 0Total 99567 17385 0 29469 207 1813 582 0 144 210Map 3 below illustrates the various locations of the different wards with in the MsukaligwaMunicipality.Map 3: Msukaligwa Municipality - WardsMap 4 below presents the population data spatially. One can immediately see specific populationconcentrations. Ermelo shows the densest populated area in the municipality. The rest of thepopulation is spread throughout the municipal area show some densification close to naturalresources. It is interesting to note that the densification area is close to main access routes,emphasising the importance of accessibility in development. Due to the disparity of the population itcan be assumed that the alignment of the Mpumalanga section of the rail link will not have a directeffect on the location of the population.5 July 2013 Page 12