George | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Motto: The City for All Reasons | |
.svg) Location of George Local Municipality within the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′S 22°50′E / 33.750°S 22.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Seat | George |
| Wards | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jackie von Brandis (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Raybin Figland (DA) |
| • Speaker | Sean Snyman (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,191 km2 (2,004 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 294,929 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 35.0% |
| • Coloured | 44.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 18.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.2% |
| • Xhosa | 21.6% |
| • English | 8.1% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC044 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.78 high |
George Municipality (Afrikaans: George Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Joji) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update], the population is 193,672.[3] Its municipality code is WC044.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "George (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.