Swartland Local Municipality

Swartland
Official seal of Swartland
The Swartland Local Municipality is located on the West Coast of South Africa, just north of Cape Town.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E / 33.333°S 18.667°E / -33.333; 18.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
SeatMalmesbury
Wards12
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorHarold Cleophas (DA)
Area
 • Total3,707 km2 (1,431 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total148,331
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African18.3%
 • Coloured64.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White15.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans82.8%
 • Xhosa8.9%
 • English4.7%
 • Sotho1.5%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC015

Swartland Municipality (Afrikaans: Swartland Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2022, it had a population of 148,331. Its municipality code is WC015.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.