Saldanha Bay (Municipality)
| Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| District | West coast |
| Seat | Vredenburg |
| surface | 1766 km² |
| Residents | 99,193 (October 2011) |
| density | 56 inhabitants per km² |
| key | WC014 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.saldanhabay.co.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Marius Koen |
Coordinates: 33 ° 1 ′ S , 17 ° 57 ′ E
Saldanha Bay ( Afrikaans : Saldanhabaai ) is a municipality in the West Coast District , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 99,193 on a total area of 1,766 km². The seat of the municipal administration is Vredenburg .
The port of Saldanha is located on the territory of the municipality and is mainly used for cargo handling as the end point of the Sishen – Saldanha railway line .
Cities and towns
- Hopefield
- Jacobsbaai
- Langebaan
- paternoster
- Saldanha
- St. Helena Bay
- Vredenburg
population
In 2011 the community had 99,193 inhabitants. 55.8% of them were colored , 24.5% black and 18% white.
70.8% Afrikaans, 16% IsiXhosa , 6.5% English, 1.2% Sesotho and 0.7% Setswana were spoken .
Infrastructure
The drinking water supply in the area of the municipality is mainly carried out by pipelines that lead from the Withoogte Water Treatment Works in Moorreesburg , which is part of the Western Cape Water Supply System .
Supply problems
The water shortage in South Africa since 2015 has also hit this region. In the municipal council meeting on October 29, 2018, rationing for the individual water consumption of the local population was reduced from the previous level 6B to 5 by resolution. This resulted in maximum consumption values such as 100 liters for each person per day and a maximum of 15,000 liters per month for residential properties. Commercial and industrial users should reduce their water consumption by 40% if they can.
The use of the municipal drinking water supply for gardens is therefore permitted daily for a maximum of two hours from 06:00 to 08:00 in the morning or from 19:00 to 21:00 in the evening, provided that the consumer remains within the limit of 15,000 liters per month. This includes the irrigation of private flower beds, lawns and vegetable crops, further agricultural areas and other plantings, sports fields, golf courses, schools, other educational institutions, tree nurseries, parks and other open spaces.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipal Profiles ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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=saldanha-bay-municipality
- ↑ a b Saldanha Bay Municipality: Saldanha Bay relaxes water restrictions to level 5 . on www.saldanhabay.co.za (English)
