Bergrivier Local Municipality

Bergrivier
Local municipality
Official seal of Bergrivier
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°45′S 18°45′E / 32.750°S 18.750°E / -32.750; 18.750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
SeatPiketberg
Wards7
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRay van Rooy (DA)
Area
 • Total
4,407 km2 (1,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
70,276
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 • Black African10.3%
 • Coloured72.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White15.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans90.7%
 • Xhosa3.8%
 • English2.5%
 • Other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC013

Bergrivier Municipality (Afrikaans: Bergrivier Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It governs the towns of Piketberg (the seat of the municipal council), Velddrif and Porterville, as well as the surrounding villages and rural areas. As of 2011, it had a population of 61,897.[2] It is located within the West Coast District Municipality and its municipality code is WC013.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.