West Coast (South Africa)
| West Coast West Coast District Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Western cape |
| Seat | Moorreesburg |
| surface | 31,119 km² |
| Residents | 391,766 (October 2011) |
| density | 13 inhabitants per km² |
| key | DC1 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet |
| Website | www.westcoastdm.co.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | John Harold Cleophas |
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Coordinates: 32 ° 33 ' S , 18 ° 43' E
West Coast ( West Coast District Municipality , Afrikaans Weskus-distriksmunisipaliteit , German: "West Coast") is a district within the Western Cape Province in South Africa . It has 391,766 inhabitants (as of October 2011) on a total area of 31,119 km². The district administration is based in Moorreesburg .
Subdivided is the district in the communities ( Local Municipalities ):
Neighboring districts are:
statistics
As of 2001
| language | population | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 251,982 | 89.14% |
| isiXhosa | 20,920 | 7.40% |
| English | 6599 | 2.33% |
| Sesotho | 1598 | 0.57% |
| Setswana | 630 | 0.22% |
| isiZulu | 232 | 0.08% |
| Sepedi | 107 | 0.04% |
| Xitsonga | 105 | 0.04% |
| Siswati | 63 | 0.02% |
| isiNdebele | 55 | 0.02% |
| Tshivenda | 50 | 0.02% |
| Others | 326 | 0.12% |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).