George Municipality
| George | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of George Local Municipality within the Western Cape |
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| Coordinates: 33°45′S 22°50′E / 33.750°S 22.833°ECoordinates: 33°45′S 22°50′E / 33.750°S 22.833°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Western Cape | |
| District | Eden | |
| Seat | George | |
| Wards | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Melvin Naik (DA) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,191 km2 (2,004 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 193,672 | |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 28.2% | |
| • Coloured | 50.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 19.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 67.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 21.6% | |
| • English | 8.1% | |
| • Other | 3.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | WC044 | |
George Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011[update] the population is 193,672. Its municipality code is WC044.
The municipality covers an area of 5,191 square kilometres (2,004 sq mi) in the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions. It includes the coastal plateau around the city of George, and extends northeast over the Outeniqua Mountains to include the eastern end of the Little Karoo as far as the Swartberg mountains and the boundary with the Eastern Cape province. It abuts on the Mossel Bay Municipality to the west, the Oudtshoorn Municipality to the northwest, the Baviaans Municipality to the northeast, the Kou-Kamma Municipality to the east, and the Bitou and Knysna Municipalities to the southeast.
According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 193,672 people in 53,551 households. Of this population, 50.4% describe themselves as "Coloured", 28.2% as "Black African", and 19.7% as "White". The first language of 67.2% of the population is Afrikaans, while 21.7% speak Xhosa and 8.1% speak English.
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