Stellenbosch (municipality)
| Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Seat | Stellenbosch |
| surface | 831.1 km² |
| Residents | 155,733 (October 2011) |
| density | 187 inhabitants per km² |
| key | WC024 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.stellenbosch.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Gesie van Deventer |
Coordinates: 33 ° 55 ′ S , 18 ° 51 ′ E
Stellenbosch is a municipality in the Cape Winelands district , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 155,733 on a total area of 831 km². The seat of the municipal administration is the city of Stellenbosch .
The municipality got its name from the governor of the Cape Colony , Simon van der Stel , on November 6th, 1679 during an expedition. He named it after himself (derived from "van der Stels bush or forest").
Cities
- Coetzenburg
- Franschhoek
- Groendal
- Robertsvlei
- Rozendal
- Stellenbosch
population
In 2011 the community had 155,733 inhabitants. Of these, 52.2% were colored , 28.1% black and 18.5% white.
63.8% Afrikaans, 19.6% IsiXhosa and 6.8% English were spoken.
Parks and nature reserves
- Jan Marais Nature Reserve
- Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
- Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
- SA-Explorer: Map of Stellenbosch