Swartland
| Swartland Swartland Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| District | West coast |
| Seat | Malmesbury |
| surface | 3692 km² |
| Residents | 113,762 (October 2011) |
| density | 31 inhabitants per km² |
| key | WC015 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.swartland.org.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Tijmen van Essen |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Coordinates: 33 ° 27 ′ S , 18 ° 44 ′ E
Swartland is a municipality in the West Coast District , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the population was 113,762 on a total area of 3,692 km². The town council is located in Malmesbury .
Swartland is Afrikaans for "black land". Jan van Riebeeck , governor of the Cape Colony , sent his official Cieter Cruyhos to the interior of the country for research purposes. He came back and told him that the landscape was black. This related to the color of the rhinoceros bush ( Elytropappus rhinocerotis ) in summer. After extensive rainfall it is so dark green that the color resembles black. In Bushmans Kloof there is a memorial stone for his journey in 1662. He named the valley Riebeek Valley in honor of the governor . Conflicts with the Khoikhoi in Zonquasdrift can be verified for 1683 .
Cities and towns
- Abbotsdale
- Bergsig
- Darling
- Doornkloof
- Koringberg
- Malmesbury
- Moorreesburg
- Myrtledene
- Nuwedorp
- Riebeek Kasteel
- Riebeek West
- Rosenhof
- Steynsburg
- Yzerfontein
population
In 2011 the community had 113,762 inhabitants. Of these, 64.8% were colored , 18.3% black and 15.6% white.
The speakers were 76.2% Afrikaans, 8.2% IsiXhosa , 4.3% English and 1.4% Sesotho .
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)