Kouga Local Municipality

Kouga
Official seal of Kouga
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 34°02′S 24°46′E / 34.033°S 24.767°E / -34.033; 24.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
SeatJeffreys Bay
Wards15
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorHattingh Bornman (DA)
Area
 • Total
2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
107,041
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African32.6%
 • Coloured35.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White29.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans59.4%
 • Xhosa30.5%
 • English6.5%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC108

Kouga Municipality (Afrikaans: Kouga Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Kouga) is a local municipality in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, approximately 80 km west of Gqebera. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Its territory includes the coastal zone between the Van Stadens River in the east and the Tsitsikamma River in the west, and stretches inland towards the Baviaanskloof Mountains in the north.

Regional access to the area is obtained via the N2 National Route from Gqebera to Cape Town. It is often regarded as the cleanest municipality in the Eastern Cape.

  1. ^ Plaatjies, Razaan. "Hattingh Bornman elected as new Kouga mayor". News24. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kouga (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.