Saldanha Bay
Saldanhabaai | |
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![]() Location in the Western Cape | |
Coordinates: 33°00′S 18°15′E / 33.000°S 18.250°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Seat | Vredenburg |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Andre Truter[1] (DA) |
• Acting Municipal Manager | G Smith |
Area | |
• Total | 2,015 km2 (778 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 154,635 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2022) | |
• Black African | 30.2% |
• Coloured | 51.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 16.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 72.5% |
• Xhosa | 16.4% |
• English | 6.6% |
• Sotho | 1.2% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC014 |
Saldanha Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Saldanha Bay) is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update], it had a population of 99,193.[3] Its municipality code is WC014.