Back Bergrivier Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Bergrivier (munisipyo) CEB Bergrivier Local Municipality German Bergrivier French Municipalità locale di Bergrivier Italian Bergrivier (gemeente) Dutch Bergrivier Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Bergrivier NSO Bergrivier Polish Bergrivier Swahili
Bergrivier | |
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.svg) Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′S 18°45′E / 32.750°S 18.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Piketberg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ray van Rooy (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,407 km2 (1,702 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 70,276 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 10.3% |
| • Coloured | 72.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 15.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 90.7% |
| • Xhosa | 3.8% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC013 |
Bergrivier Municipality (Afrikaans: Bergrivier Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It governs the towns of Piketberg (the seat of the municipal council), Velddrif and Porterville, as well as the surrounding villages and rural areas. As of 2011[update], it had a population of 61,897.[2] It is located within the West Coast District Municipality and its municipality code is WC013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.