Langeberg (municipality)
| Langeberg Langeberg Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Western cape | |
| District | Cape Winelands | |
| Seat | Ashton | |
| Residents | 97,724 (October 2011) | |
| key | WC026 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | |
| Website | www.langeberg.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | HM Jansen | |
Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ S , 20 ° 4 ′ E
Langeberg is a municipality in the Cape Winelands district , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 97,724 on a total area of 3,332 km². The seat of the local government is Ashton .
The community is named after the Langeberg mountain range . The community was called until 2009 Breede River / Winelands, after the Breede River and the use of the area in viticulture .
Cities
population
In 2011 the community had 97,724 inhabitants. Of these, 70.3% were colored , 16.3% black and 12.3% white.
80.6% Afrikaans, 10.5% isiXhosa and 3% English were spoken.
National parks and nature reserves
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)