Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Mossel Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mossel Bayi) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, the population was 89,430.
Mossel Bay
Mosselbaai | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°00′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Seat | Mossel Bay |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dirk Kotzé (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 89,430 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.5% |
| • Coloured | 43.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 25.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.6% |
| • Xhosa | 21.5% |
| • English | 6.5% |
| • Sotho | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC043 |
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