Stellenbosch Local Municipality

Stellenbosch
Official seal of Stellenbosch
The Stellenbosch Local Municipality is located east of Cape Town in the Western Cape province.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°55′S 19°55′E / 33.917°S 19.917°E / -33.917; 19.917
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCape Winelands
SeatStellenbosch
Wards22
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGesie van Deventer (DA)
 • Deputy MayorJeremy Fasser (DA)
 • SpeakerQuintin Smit (DA)
Area
 • Total831 km2 (321 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total175,411
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • African37.0%
 • Coloured37.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White23.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans67.7%
 • Xhosa20.8%
 • English7.2%
 • Sotho1.2%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC024
HDIIncrease 0.74
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Stellenbosch Municipality (Afrikaans: Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit, Xhosa: uMasipala wase Stellenbosch) is the local municipality that governs the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Pniel, and the surrounding rural areas, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It covers an area of 831 square kilometres (321 sq mi),[3] and as of 2022 had a population of 175,411 people. It falls within the Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024. Cite error: The named reference "muni_population" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Stellenbosch Local Municipality". Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved 19 October 2009.[permanent dead link]