Swartland Local Municipality
Swartland Municipality (Afrikaans: Swartland Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2016, it had a population of 133,762. Its municipality code is WC015.
Swartland | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Malmesbury |
| Wards | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Harold Cleophas (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 | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC015 |
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