Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality: History
Mangaung was established in 2000 as a local municipality within the Motheo District Municipality. At the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, Mangaung was converted into a metropolitan municipality. At the municipal elections of 3 August 2016, the Naledi Local Municipality was incorporated into Mangaung. This 2016 merge increased Mangaung's land area from 6,284 square kilometres (2,426 mi2) to 9,886 square kilometres (3,817 mi2), making it the largest of the eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.