Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Umsobomvu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Umsobomvu; Afrikaans: Umsobomvu Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Umsobomvu | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′S 25°10′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Colesberg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mzwandile Simon Toto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,819 km2 (2,633 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,376 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.6% |
| • Coloured | 30.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 55.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC072 |
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