Oudtshoorn | |
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![]() Location in the Western Cape | |
Coordinates: 33°40′S 22°10′E / 33.667°S 22.167°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Seat | Oudtshoorn |
Wards | 13 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Johannes Allers (FF+) |
• Deputy Mayor | Jongilizwe Tyatya (ANC) |
• Speaker | Suzanne Jansen (PA) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 138,257 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2022) | |
• Black African | 8.0% |
• Coloured | 76.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 8.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 91.0% |
• Xhosa | 4.8% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Other | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC045 |
Oudtshoorn Municipality (Afrikaans: Oudtshoorn Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, the population was 138,257.