Breede Valley
| Breede Valley Breede Valley Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Seat | Worcester |
| surface | 2994 km² |
| Residents | 166,825 (October 2011) |
| density | 56 inhabitants per km² |
| key | WC025 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.breedevallei.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Antoinette Steyn |
Coordinates: 33 ° 38 ′ S , 19 ° 25 ′ E
Breede Valley ( Afrikaans : Breedevallei ) is a municipality in the Cape Winelands district , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 166,825 on a total area of 2,994 km². The seat of the local government is Worcester .
The community is named after the Afrikaans word for "broad". The Breede River also flows in the “wide valley” .
Cities
- De Doorns
- Rawsonville
- Riverview
- Touwsrivier
- Worcester
population
In 2011 the community had 166,825 inhabitants. Of these, 63.3% were colored , 24.3% black and 10.7% white.
73.2% Afrikaans, 15.5% IsiXhosa , 2.8% English and 2.6% Sesotho were spoken .
Attractions
- Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Municipal boundaries South Africa
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities ( Memento from August 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=breede-valley-municipality