Cederberg Local Municipality

Cederberg
Local municipality
Official seal of Cederberg
Seal
The Cederberg Local Municipality is located on the West Coast of South Africa, in the Western Cape north of Cape Town.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 32°15′S 19°00′E / 32.250°S 19.000°E / -32.250; 19.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
SeatClanwilliam
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRuben Richards (CFRA)
Area
 • Total8,007 km2 (3,092 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total55,108
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[3]
 • Black African21.8%
 • Coloured68.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White7.9%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans88.7%
 • Xhosa5.0%
 • Sotho2.5%
 • English1.9%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC012

Cederberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Cederberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs an area of the Western Cape province of South Africa stretching from the Cederberg mountains through the middle valley of the Olifants River to the Atlantic coast. It includes the towns of Clanwilliam, Citrusdal and Lamberts Bay, and the surrounding villages and farms. As of 2011 it had a population of 49,768.[3] It is located within the West Coast District Municipality and its municipality code is WC012.

  1. ^ "Executive Mayor". 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.