Garden Route
Eden | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in South Africa | |
.svg) Local municipalities within the Garden Route District | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′S 22°00′E / 33.750°S 22.000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Seat | George |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Andrew Stroebel (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,331 km2 (9,008 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 574,265 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 24.7% |
| • Coloured | 54.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 19.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 70.8% |
| • Xhosa | 18.3% |
| • English | 7.5% |
| • Other | 3.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC4 |
The Garden Route District Municipality (Afrikaans: Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Garden Route), formerly known as the Eden District Municipality,[3] is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC4.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Eden District Municipality name to change to Garden Route District Municipality" (Press release). George: Garden Route District Municipality. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-15.