Overstrand Local Municipality
Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Overstrand Municipality (Afrikaans: Overstrand Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Overstrand) is a local municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located along the Atlantic coast between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas, within the Overberg District Municipality. The principal towns in the municipality are Hermanus, Gansbaai and Kleinmond. As of 2011[update], it had a population of 80,432.[2]
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Coordinates: 34°25′S 19°20′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Overberg |
Seat | Hermanus |
Wards | 13 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Annelie Rabie (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,708 km2 (659 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 80,432 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 36.2% |
• Coloured | 31.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 31.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 53.5% |
• Xhosa | 29.2% |
• English | 12.3% |
• Sotho | 1.4% |
• Other | 3.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC032 |
HDI (2021) | 0.777[3] high |
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