Back Swartland Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Swartland CEB Swartland Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Swartland Italian Swartland (gemeente) Dutch Swartland Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Swartland NSO Swartland Polish Swartland Local Municipality Zulu
Swartland | |
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.svg) Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E / 33.333°S 18.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Malmesbury |
| Wards | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Harold Cleophas (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,707 km2 (1,431 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 148,331 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 18.3% |
| • Coloured | 64.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 15.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 82.8% |
| • Xhosa | 8.9% |
| • English | 4.7% |
| • Sotho | 1.5% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC015 |
Swartland Municipality (Afrikaans: Swartland Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2022, it had a population of 148,331. Its municipality code is WC015.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.