Drakenstein
| Drakenstein Drakenstein Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Seat | Pair |
| surface | 1538 km² |
| Residents | 251,262 (October 2011) |
| density | 163 inhabitants per km² |
| key | WC023 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.drakenstein.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Conrad Poole |
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Coordinates: 33 ° 43 ′ S , 18 ° 57 ′ E
Drakenstein is a municipality in the Cape Winelands district , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 251,262 on a total area of 1,538 km². The seat of the municipal administration is Paarl .
The community is named after the High Commissioner Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakenstein , who visited the Cape in 1685.
The nature reserve Elandsberg Contract Nature Reserve , the largest contiguous section of the Renosterveld, lies on the territory of the municipality .
Cities
- Gouda cheese
- Pair
- Wellington
population
In 2011 the community had 251,262 inhabitants. Of these, 62.5% were colored , 22.7% black and 13.5% white.
The speakers were 72.5% Afrikaans, 16.2% IsiXhosa and 4.9% English.
Town twinning
A community partnership with Walvis Bay , Namibia has existed since November 10, 2010 .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
- Historical photos and maps
Individual evidence
- ^ Municipal boundaries South Africa
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
- ↑ SANBI vegetation map for the community ( memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=drakenstein-municipality
- ^ Drakenstein and Walvis Bay enter municipal working relationship. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
