List of municipalities in the Western Cape Province
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The list of municipalities in the Western Cape Province includes all municipalities ( Local Municipalities and Metropolitan Municipalities ) in the South African Province of Western Cape ( Western Cape ).
Western Cape is divided into a metropolitan municipality and five districts (District Municipalities) with a total of 24 municipalities. The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is the only metropolitan municipality in the province and does not belong to any district.
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- Parish: Name of the parish
- Full name: Official name of the municipality
- Code: Code of the municipality (Municipal Code)
- Seat: the administrative seat of the municipality
- Population (census): Number of inhabitants of the municipality according to the 2001 census
- Inhabitants (census): Number of inhabitants of the municipality according to the 2011 census
- Area: Area of the municipality (as of 2011)
- District: District to which the parish belongs
list
| local community | Full name | code | Seat | Population census 2001 |
Population census 2011 |
Area (km²) |
District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matzikama | Matzikama Local Municipality | WC011 | Vredendal | 50.208 | 67,147 | 12,981 | West coast |
| Cederberg | Cederberg Local Municipality | WC012 | Clanwilliam | 39,326 | 49,768 | 8.007 | West coast |
| Mountain rivier | Bergrivier Local Municipality | WC013 | Piketberg | 46,325 | 61,897 | 4,407 | West coast |
| Saldanha Bay | Saldanha Bay Local Municipality | WC014 | Vredenburg | 70,440 | 99.183 | 2.015 | West coast |
| Swartland | Swartland Local Municipality | WC015 | Malmesbury | 72.115 | 113,762 | 3,707 | West coast |
| Witzenberg | Witzenberg Local Municipality | WC022 | Ceres | 83,567 | 115,946 | 10,753 | Cape Winelands |
| Drakenstein | Drakenstein Local Municipality | WC023 | Pair | 194.417 | 251.262 | 1,538 | Cape Winelands |
| Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch Local Municipality | WC024 | Stellenbosch | 118,709 | 155.733 | 831 | Cape Winelands |
| Breede Valley | Breede Valley Local Municipality | WC025 | Worcester | 146.028 | 166,825 | 3,833 | Cape Winelands |
| Langeberg | Langeberg Local Municipality | WC026 | Ashton | 81,271 | 97.724 | 4,518 | Cape Winelands |
| Theewaterskloof | Theewaterskloof Local Municipality | WC031 | Caledon | 93.276 | 108,790 | 3,232 | Overberg |
| Overstrand | Overstrand Local Municipality | WC032 | Hermanus | 55,451 | 80,432 | 1,708 | Overberg |
| Cape Agulhas | Cape Agulhas Local Municipality | WC033 | Bredasdorp | 26,468 | 33,038 | 3,467 | Overberg |
| Swellendam | Swellendam Local Municipality | WC034 | Swellendam | 28,076 | 35,916 | 3,835 | Overberg |
| Kannaland | Kannaland Local Municipality | WC041 | Ladismith | 23,971 | 24,767 | 4,758 | Garden Route |
| Hessequa | Hessequa Local Municipality | WC042 | Riversdale | 44.114 | 52,642 | 5,733 | Garden Route |
| Mossel Bay | Mossel Bay Local Municipality | WC043 | Mossel Bay | 71,494 | 89,430 | 2.011 | Garden Route |
| George | George Local Municipality | WC044 | George | 135,409 | 193,672 | 5,191 | Garden Route |
| Oudtshoorn | Oudtshoorn Local Municipality | WC045 | Oudtshoorn | 84,692 | 95,933 | 3,537 | Garden Route |
| Bitou | Bitou Local Municipality | WC047 | Plettenberg Bay | 29,182 | 49.162 | 992 | Garden Route |
| Knysna | Knysna Local Municipality | WC048 | Knysna | 51,468 | 68,659 | 1.109 | Garden Route |
| Laingsburg | Laingsburg Local Municipality | WC051 | Laingsburg | 6,680 | 8,289 | 8,784 | Central Karoo |
| Prince Albert | Prince Albert Local Municipality | WC052 | Prince Albert | 10,512 | 13,136 | 8,153 | Central Karoo |
| Beaufort West | Beaufort West Local Municipality | WC053 | Beaufort West | 37.106 | 49,586 | 21,917 | Central Karoo |
| City of Cape Town | City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Cape Town | 2,892,243 | 3,740,026 | 2,460 | - |
Web links
- Results of the 2011 census by district and municipality (PDF file; 355 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The Local Government Handbook - A complete guide to municipalities in South Africa. Western Cape Municipalities. Yes! Media, accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Community Survey, 2007 - Basic Results: Municipalities ( English , PDF; 0.81 MB) Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. 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. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census by district and municipality (PDF; 349 kB), accessed on November 27, 2015
