Bitou Local Municipality

Bitou
Plett
Official seal of Bitou
Location of Bitou Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Location of Bitou Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°55′S 23°25′E / 33.917°S 23.417°E / -33.917; 23.417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
SeatPlettenberg Bay
Wards7
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total
992 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
65,240
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African52.6%
 • Coloured28.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White16.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans43.4%
 • Xhosa38.0%
 • English13.3%
 • Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC047

Bitou Municipality (Afrikaans: Bitou Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Bitou), formerly known as Plettenberg Bay Municipality, is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is WC047.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Bitou (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.