List of municipalities in the Western Cape

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The Western Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into one metropolitan municipality (the City of Cape Town) and five district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into twenty-four local municipalities.

In the following interactive map, the district and metropolitan municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours. Clicking on the district on the map loads the appropriate article:

Western Cape districts and local municipalities. Clicking on the district on the map loads the appropriate article. Map of the Western Cape with municipalities named and districts shaded (2016).svg
Western Cape districts and local municipalities. Clicking on the district on the map loads the appropriate article.

District and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeSeatArea
(km²) [1]
Population
(2016) [2]
Pop. density
(per km²)
Cape Winelands District Municipality DC2 Worcester 21,473866,00140.3
Central Karoo District Municipality DC5 Beaufort West 38,85474,2471.9
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality CPT Cape Town 2,4464,005,0161,637.6
Garden Route District Municipality DC4 George 23,331611,27826.2
Overberg District Municipality DC3 Bredasdorp 12,239286,78623.4
West Coast District Municipality DC1 Moorreesburg 31,119436,40314.0

Local and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeDistrictSeatArea
(km²) [1]
Population
(2016) [2]
Pop. density
(per km²)
Beaufort West Local Municipality WC053Central Karoo Beaufort West 21,91751,0802.3
Bergrivier Local Municipality WC013West Coast Piketberg 4,40767,47415.3
Bitou Local Municipality WC047Garden Route Plettenberg Bay 99259,15759.6
Breede Valley Local Municipality WC025Cape Winelands Worcester 3,834176,57846.1
Cape Agulhas Local Municipality WC033Overberg Bredasdorp 3,47136,00010.4
Cederberg Local Municipality WC012West Coast Clanwilliam 8,00752,9496.6
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality CPT Cape Town 2,4464,005,0161,637.6
Drakenstein Local Municipality WC023Cape Winelands Paarl 1,538280,195182.2
George Local Municipality WC044Garden Route George 5,191208,23740.1
Hessequa Local Municipality WC042Garden Route Riversdale 5,73354,2379.5
Kannaland Local Municipality WC041Garden Route Ladismith 4,76524,1685.1
Knysna Local Municipality WC048Garden Route Knysna 1,10973,83566.6
Laingsburg Local Municipality WC051Central Karoo Laingsburg 8,7848,8951.0
Langeberg Local Municipality WC026Cape Winelands Ashton 4,518105,48323.3
Matzikama Local Municipality WC011West Coast Vredendal 12,98171,0455.5
Mossel Bay Local Municipality WC043Garden Route Mossel Bay 2,00194,13547.0
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality WC045Garden Route Oudtshoorn 3,54097,50927.5
Overstrand Local Municipality WC032Overberg Hermanus 1,67593,40755.8
Prince Albert Local Municipality WC052Central Karoo Prince Albert 8,15314,2721.8
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality WC014West Coast Vredenburg 2,015111,17355.2
Stellenbosch Local Municipality WC024Cape Winelands Stellenbosch 831173,197208.4
Swartland Local Municipality WC015West Coast Malmesbury 3,707133,76236.1
Swellendam Local Municipality WC034Overberg Swellendam 3,83540,21110.5
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality WC031Overberg Caledon 3,259117,16736.0
Witzenberg Local Municipality WC022Cape Winelands Ceres 10,753130,54812.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.