Positioning of the Vaal Triangle in a new South Africa

Abstract

The underlying motivation for the subdivision of national states into smaller geographic areas, each consist­ing of its own government with spe­cific responsibilities, lies in the wishes of the inhabitants to make their own decisions concerning certain matters which affect their daily living. This approach is based on the phenomenon that countries often consist of disting­uishable units based on the following factors: climatic and physical aspects and in addition socio-economic communality.