Beaufort West (Municipality)
| Beaufort West Beaufort West Local Municipality |
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Motto "Festina Lente" 'Hurry with time' |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Western cape | |
| District | Central Karoo | |
| Seat | Beaufort West | |
| surface | 16,330 km² | |
| Residents | 49,586 (October 2011) | |
| density | 3 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | WC053 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | |
| Website | www.beaufortwestmun.co.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Japie van der Linde | |
Coordinates: 32 ° 21 ′ S , 22 ° 35 ′ E
Beaufort West is a municipality in the Central Karoo District , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011, 49,586 inhabitants lived on a total area of 16,330 km². The seat of the municipal administration is Beaufort West. Mayor is Japie van der Linde.
The parish was founded in 1818 and named after Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Beaufort . Somerset was the father of Lord Charles Henry Somerset , the governor of the Cape Colony .
Cities / places
population
In 2011 the community had 49,586 inhabitants. Of these, 73.3% were colored , 16.3% black and 9.2% white.
81.7 % of the speakers were Afrikaans, 10.4% IsiXhosa and 2.4% English.
Attractions
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipality boundaries South Africa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Beaufort West: Executive Mayor (accessed August 29, 2017)
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=beaufort-west-municipality
