Somerset West
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For the district in England, see Somerset West and Taunton.
Somerset West (Afrikaans: Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality Eastern Suburbs zone (formerly called Helderberg Basin).[2] The vehicle registration code for Somerset West is CFM and the post code is 7130 for street addresses, and 7129 for post office boxes.
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Somerset West
Somerset-Wes | |
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Motto: Prorsum Sursum (Latin: Straight Up) | |
Coordinates: 34°05′S 18°51′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Established | 1822 |
Government | |
• Councillors | Benedicta van Minnen (Ward 15); Stuart Bruce Pringle (Ward 84) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 55,166 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 13.0% |
• Coloured | 24.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 60.1% |
• Other | 1.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 52.3% |
• English | 37.5% |
• Xhosa | 4.8% |
• Other | 5.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7130 |
PO box | 7129 |
Area code | +27 (0)21 |
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