Cederberg Local Municipality
Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cederberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Cederberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs an area of the Western Cape province of South Africa stretching from the Cederberg mountains through the middle valley of the Olifants River to the Atlantic coast. It includes the towns of Clanwilliam, Citrusdal and Lamberts Bay, and the surrounding villages and farms. As of 2011[update] it had a population of 49,768.[3] It is located within the West Coast District Municipality and its municipality code is WC012.
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Cederberg | |
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Coordinates: 32°15′S 19°00′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Seat | Clanwilliam |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ruben Richards (CFRA) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,007 km2 (3,092 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 49,768 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 12.7% |
• Coloured | 75.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 11.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 88.7% |
• Xhosa | 5.0% |
• Sotho | 2.5% |
• English | 1.9% |
• Other | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC012 |
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