Witzenberg Local Municipality
| Witzenberg | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Western Cape |
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| Coordinates: 33°00′S 19°40′E / 33.000°S 19.667°ECoordinates: 33°00′S 19°40′E / 33.000°S 19.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Western Cape | |
| District | Cape Winelands | |
| Seat | Ceres | |
| Wards | 12 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Cllr. Barnito Klaasen (Democratic Alliance) | |
| • Municipal Manager | David Nasson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10,753 km2 (4,152 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 115,946 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 25.3% | |
| • Coloured | 65.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 7.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 75.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 16.6% | |
| • Sotho | 4.5% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 1.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | WC022 | |
Witzenberg Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update] it had a population of 115,946.
The municipality covers an area of 10,753 square kilometres (4,152 sq mi) which includes the Land van Waveren (Tulbagh) valley, the Warm Bokkeveld, the Koue Bokkeveld and the Ceres-Karoo. It stretches from the Groot Winterhoek Mountains in the west and the Hex River Mountains in the south as far as the Northern Cape provincial border in the north and east. It abuts on the Hantam Municipality to the north, the Karoo Hoogland Municipality to the northeast, the Laingsburg Municipality to the southeast, the Breede Valley Municipality to the south, the Drakenstein Municipality to the southwest, the Bergrivier Municipality to the west and the Cederberg Municipality to the northwest.
According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 115,946 people in 27,419 households. Of this population, 65.9% describe themselves as "Coloured", 25.3% as "Black African", and 7.7% as "White". The first language of 75.2% of the population is Afrikaans, while 16.6% speak Xhosa, 4.5% speak Sotho and 2.0% speak English.
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