Back Stellenbosch Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Stellenbosch (munisipyo) CEB Stellenbosch Local Municipality German Municipio local de Stellenbosch Spanish Stellenbosch (municipalité) French Stellenbosch (gemeente) Frisian Municipalità locale di Stellenbosch Italian Stellenbosch (gemeente) Dutch Stellenbosch Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Stellenbosch Mmusogae NSO
Stellenbosch | |
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.svg) Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′S 19°55′E / 33.917°S 19.917°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Seat | Stellenbosch |
| Wards | 22 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gesie van Deventer (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jeremy Fasser (DA) |
| • Speaker | Quintin Smit (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 831 km2 (321 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 155,733 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • African | 28.1% |
| • Coloured | 52.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 18.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.7% |
| • Xhosa | 20.8% |
| • English | 7.2% |
| • Sotho | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC024 |
| HDI |  0.74 high |
Stellenbosch Municipality (Afrikaans: Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit, Xhosa: uMasipala wase Stellenbosch) is the local municipality that governs the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Pniel, and the surrounding rural areas, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It covers an area of 831 square kilometres (321 sq mi),[3] and as of 2011[update] had a population of 155,733 people in 43,420 households.[2] It falls within the Cape Winelands District Municipality.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Stellenbosch Local Municipality". Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved 19 October 2009.[permanent dead link]