Beaufort West Local Municipality
Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beaufort West Municipality (Afrikaans: Beaufort-Wes Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Bhobhofolo) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update], the population is 49,586.[2] Its municipality code is WC053.
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Beaufort West
Beaufort-Wes | |
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Coordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Central Karoo |
Seat | Beaufort West |
Wards | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Josias De Kock Reynolds (DA) |
• Deputy Mayor | Georgina Juliana Duimpies (DA) |
• Speaker | Jacob Jeffrey van der Linde (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 49,586 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Africans | 16.3% |
• Coloured | 73.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 9.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 84.3% |
• Xhosa | 10.7% |
• English | 2.5% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC053 |
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