Cape Winelands
| Cape Winelands Cape Winelands District Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Western cape | |
| Seat | Worcester | |
| surface | 21,473 km² | |
| Residents | 787,490 (October 2011) | |
| density | 37 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC2 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | |
| Website | www.capewinelands.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Helena von Schlicht | |
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Coordinates: 33 ° 38 ′ S , 19 ° 25 ′ E
Cape Winelands (completely Cape Winelands District Municipality , Afrikaans : Kaapse Wynlande-distriksmunisipaliteit ; formerly Boland District Municipality , afrikaans: Boland-distriksmunisipaliteit ) is a district within the Western Cape Province in South Africa . The district has 787,490 inhabitants (as of October 2011) on a total area of 21,473 km² . District administration is based in Worcester .
administration
Subdivided is the district in the communities ( Local Municipalities ):
Conservation and Tourism
Since 2007 is part of the area as a UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve , as part of the Cape Floral Kingdom , reported.
A part of the territory, consisting of some valleys around the towns of Paarl , Stellenbosch and Franschhoek is a wine region or rarely Winelands (Cape Winelands) for its viticulture particularly well known and not touristy. This is where most of the South African wine routes are located .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official portrait of the district (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ^ Official website of the Cape Wineland Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ Cape Winelands. UNESCO. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ The Cape Winelands. SA venues. Retrieved January 16, 2019.