Swartland Municipality

Swartland
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E / 33.333°S 18.667°E / -33.333; 18.667Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E / 33.333°S 18.667°E / -33.333; 18.667
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Seat	Malmesbury
Wards	12
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Tijmen van Essen (DA)
Area
• Total	3,707 km2 (1,431 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	113,762
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	18.3%
• Coloured	64.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	15.6%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	82.8%
• Xhosa	8.9%
• English	4.7%
• Sotho	1.5%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	WC015

Swartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2011, it had a population of 113,762. Its municipality code is WC015.

The municipality covers an area of 3,707 square kilometres (1,431 sq mi), stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Berg River in the east. To the south it abuts on the City of Cape Town, to the east the Drakenstein Municipality, and to the north the Bergrivier Municipality and Saldanha Bay Municipality.

According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 113,762 people in 29,324 households. Of this population, 64.8% describe themselves as "Coloured", 18.3% as "Black African", and 15.6% as "White". The first language of 82.8% of the population is Afrikaans, while 8.9% speak Xhosa, 4.7% speak English and 1.5% speak Sotho.

The principal town and seat of the council is Malmesbury, which is situated in the south-east of the municipality and has a population (according to the 2011 census) of 25,176. Other large towns are Moorreesburg (pop. 12,877) to the north, and Darling (pop. 10,420) to the west. In the Riebeek Valley north-east of Malmesbury are the sister towns of Riebeek-Kasteel (pop. 4,761) and Riebeek West (pop. 4,350).

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