Beaufort West Local Municipality

Beaufort West
Beaufort-Wes
Official seal of Beaufort West
Location of Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Location of Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Coordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E / 32.333°S 22.750°E / -32.333; 22.750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCentral Karoo
SeatBeaufort West
Wards7
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJosias De Kock Reynolds (DA)
 • Deputy MayorGeorgina Juliana Duimpies (DA)
 • SpeakerJacob Jeffrey van der Linde (DA)
Area
 • Total
21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
72,972
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Africans15.7%
 • Coloured77.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White5.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans84.3%
 • Xhosa10.7%
 • English2.5%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC053

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, the population is 49,586.[3] Its municipality code is WC053.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Beaufort West (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.