Oudtshoorn Municipality

Oudtshoorn
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°40′S 22°10′E / 33.667°S 22.167°E / -33.667; 22.167Coordinates: 33°40′S 22°10′E / 33.667°S 22.167°E / -33.667; 22.167
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Eden
Seat	Oudtshoorn
Wards	13
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Colan Sylvester (DA)
Area
• Total	3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	95,933
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	9.1%
• Coloured	77.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	12.5%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	91.0%
• Xhosa	4.8%
• English	2.3%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	WC045

Oudtshoorn Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011^[update] the population was 95,933.

The municipality covers an area of 3,537 square kilometres (1,366 sq mi) in the Little Karoo, stretching from the Swartberg mountains in the north to the Outeniqua Mountains in the south, and from the Gamkaberg in the west to the Kammanassie Mountains in the east. It abuts on the Prince Albert Municipality to the north, the George Municipality to the east, the Mossel Bay Municipality to the south, the Hessequa Municipality to the southwest and the Kannaland Municipality to the west.

According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 95,933 people in 21,910 households. Of this population, 77.3% describe themselves as "Coloured", 12.5% as "White", and 9.1% as "Black African". The first language of 91.0% of the population is Afrikaans, while 4.8% speak Xhosa and 2.3% speak English.

Most of the residents of the municipality live in the town of Oudtshoorn, which as of 2011 has a population of 61,507. East of Oudtshoorn are the towns of Dysselsdorp (pop. 12,544) and De Rust (pop. 3,566). There are small agricultural villages at Armoed (pop. 472) and De Hoop (pop. 151).

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