Saldanha Bay Local Municipality

Saldanha Bay
Saldanhabaai
Local municipality
Official seal of Saldanha Bay
Seal
The Saldanha Bay Local Municipality is located on the Cape West Coast Peninsula and around Saldanha Bay, on South Africa's West Coast in the Western Cape province, to the north of Cape Town.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°00′S 18°15′E / 33.000°S 18.250°E / -33.000; 18.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
SeatVredenburg
Wards14
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAndre Truter[1] (DA)
 • Acting Municipal ManagerG Smith
Area
 • Total
2,015 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
154,635
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[3]
 • Black African30.2%
 • Coloured51.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White16.5%
First languages (2011)
[4]
 • Afrikaans72.5%
 • Xhosa16.4%
 • English6.6%
 • Sotho1.2%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC014

Saldanha Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Saldanha Bay) is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, it had a population of 99,193.[3] Its municipality code is WC014.

  1. ^ "Saldanha Bay Municipality". Saldanha Bay Municipality – The Saldanha Bay Municipality. Postal Address. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.