Stellenbosch | |
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.svg) Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′S 19°55′E / 33.917°S 19.917°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Seat | Stellenbosch |
| Wards | 22 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gesie van Deventer (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jeremy Fasser (DA) |
| • Speaker | Quintin Smit (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 831 km2 (321 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 175,411 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • African | 37.0% |
| • Coloured | 37.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 23.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.7% |
| • Xhosa | 20.8% |
| • English | 7.2% |
| • Sotho | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC024 |
| HDI |  0.74 high |
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.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Stellenbosch Local Municipality". Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved 19 October 2009.[permanent dead link]