Mossel Bay Local Municipality

Mossel Bay
Mosselbaai
Local municipality
Official seal of Mossel Bay
Seal
Location in the Western Cape
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°00′E / 34.083°S 22.000°E / -34.083; 22.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
SeatMossel Bay
Wards14
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDirk Kotzé (DA)
Area
 • Total
2,011 km2 (776 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
140,075
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 • Black African29.4%
 • Coloured34.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White34.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans67.6%
 • Xhosa21.5%
 • English6.5%
 • Sotho1.3%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC043

Mossel Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mossel Bayi) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, the population was 89,430.[2]

  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.