Back Beaufort-Wes Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Beaufort West (munisipyo) CEB Beaufort West Local Municipality German Beaufort West (municipalité) French Municipalità locale di Beaufort West Italian Beaufort West Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Beaufort West NSO Beaufort West (gmina) Polish Beaufort West Local Municipality Zulu
Beaufort West
Beaufort-Wes | |
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.svg) Location of Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E / 32.333°S 22.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Central Karoo |
| Seat | Beaufort West |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Josias De Kock Reynolds (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Georgina Juliana Duimpies (DA) |
| • Speaker | Jacob Jeffrey van der Linde (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 72,972 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Africans | 15.7% |
| • Coloured | 77.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 84.3% |
| • Xhosa | 10.7% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC053 |
Beaufort West Municipality (Afrikaans: Beaufort-Wes Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Bhobhofolo) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update], the population is 49,586.[3] Its municipality code is WC053.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Beaufort West (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.