Beaufort West Municipality
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Beaufort West Beaufort-Wes |
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.svg) Location of Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Western Cape |
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| Coordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E / 32.333°S 22.750°ECoordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E / 32.333°S 22.750°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Western Cape | |
| District | Central Karoo | |
| Seat | Beaufort West | |
| Wards | 7 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | (DA) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 49,586 | |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 16.3% | |
| • Coloured | 73.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 9.2% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 84.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 10.7% | |
| • English | 2.5% | |
| • Other | 2.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | WC053 | |
Beaufort West Municipality (Afrikaans: Beaufort-Wes Plaaslike Munisipaliteit) is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011[update] the population is 49,586. Its municipality code is WC053.
The municipality covers an area of 21,917 square kilometres (8,462 sq mi), making it the largest local municipality in the Western Cape and the sixth-largest in South Africa. It is located in the furthest northeastern part of the province in the Great Karoo. It abuts on the Karoo Hoogland Municipality to the northwest, the Ubuntu Municipality to the north, the Camdeboo Municipality to the east, the Baviaans Municipality to the southeast, the Prince Albert Municipality to the south and the Laingsburg Municipality to the southwest.
According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 49,586 people in 13,089 households. Of this population, 73.5% describe themselves as "Coloured", 16.3% as "Black African", and 9.2% as "White". The first language of 84.3% of the population is Afrikaans, while 10.7% speak Xhosa and 2.5% speak English.
The main town in the municipality is Beaufort West, which as of 2011 has a population of 34,085.Murraysburg (pop. 5,069) is situated in the far east of the municipality. Nelspoort (pop. 1,699) is situated northeast of Beaufort West, while Merweville (pop. 1,592) is in the far west of the municipality.
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