Langeberg Local Municipality

This article is about the municipality that took on the name "Langeberg Local Municipality" in August 2009. For the municipality that had the same name until June 2005, see Hessequa Local Municipality.
Langeberg
Local municipality
Official seal of Langeberg
Seal
The Langeberg Local Municipality is located in the Cape Winelands District Municipality, to the east of Cape Town.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°50′S 20°00′E / 33.833°S 20.000°E / -33.833; 20.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCape Winelands
SeatAshton
Wards12
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAld. SW van Eeden (DA)
 • Deputy MayorJ.G. Steenkamp (FF+)
Area
 • Total
4,518 km2 (1,744 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
94,045
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 • Black African24.5%
 • Coloured61.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White12.9%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans82.5%
 • Xhosa10.7%
 • English3.1%
 • Sotho1.3%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC026

Langeberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Langeberg Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Langeberg), known before 28 August 2009 as Breede River/Winelands Municipality,[4] is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, it had a population of 97,724.[2] Its municipality code is WC026.

  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.
  4. ^ Bredell, Anton (Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning) (28 August 2009). "Breede River/Winelands Municipality (WC026) Fifth Establishment Amendment Notice" (PDF). Provincial Gazette. 6652. Cape Town: Provincial Government of the Western Cape: 1683–1684.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)