Overberg District Municipality
| Overberg | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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.svg) Local municipalities within the Overberg |
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| Coordinates: 34°30′S 20°0′E / 34.500°S 20.000°ECoordinates: 34°30′S 20°0′E / 34.500°S 20.000°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Western Cape | |
| Seat | Bredasdorp | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Lincoln de Bruyn (DA) | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jasper du Toit-Loubser (DA) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12,241 km2 (4,726 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 258,176 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 25.6% | |
| • Coloured | 54.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 18.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 70.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 17.9% | |
| • English | 6.8% | |
| • Sotho | 2.1% | |
| • Other | 2.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC3 | |
The Overberg District Municipality is a district municipality that governs the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is divided into four local municipalities and includes the major towns of Grabouw, Caledon, Hermanus, Bredasdorp and Swellendam. The municipal area covers 12,241 square kilometres (4,726 sq mi) and had in 2007 an estimated population of 212,787 people in 60,056 households.
The Overberg municipal area covers 12,241 square kilometres (4,726 sq mi) lying to the south-east of Cape Town. It stretches from the Hottentots-Holland mountains in the west to the Breede River mouth in the east, and as far as the Riviersonderend Mountains in the north. It includes Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa, and has coastline on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
The largest town is Grabouw (pop. 21,593) in the Elgin Valley adjacent to the Hottentots-Holland on the north-western edge of the district. The municipal headquarters are located at Bredasdorp (pop. 12,749) in the southern part of the district. Other major towns are Swellendam (pop. 13,557) on the Breede River in the north-east, Caledon (pop. 10,650) in the western interior, and Hermanus (pop. 10,500) on the Atlantic coast.
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