Somerset West

Somerset West
Somerset-Wes
From top: Aerial view of Somerset West with Helderberg Mountain; left: Vergelegen Estate; during the winter; Left: The Old Lourens River Bridge is a provincial heritage site; Right: Erinvale Estate.
Coat of arms of Somerset West
Motto: 
Prorsum Sursum (Latin: Straight Up)
Somerset West is located in Western Cape
Somerset West
Somerset West
Somerset West is located in South Africa
Somerset West
Somerset West
Somerset West is located in Africa
Somerset West
Somerset West
Coordinates: 34°05′S 18°51′E / 34.083°S 18.850°E / -34.083; 18.850
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Established1822
Government
 • CouncillorsBenedicta van Minnen (Ward 15); Stuart Bruce Pringle (Ward 84)
Area
 • Total61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total55,166
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African13.0%
 • Coloured24.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.9%
 • White60.1%
 • Other1.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans52.3%
 • English37.5%
 • Xhosa4.8%
 • Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7130
PO box
7129
Area code+27 (0)21

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Somerset West". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Official planning suburbs". Retrieved 17 March 2019.