West Coast
Weskus | |
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![]() Location in South Africa | |
![]() Local municipalities within the West Coast | |
Coordinates: 32°30′S 18°45′E / 32.500°S 18.750°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Seat | Moorreesburg |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Herbrecht Kitshoff (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 31,119 km2 (12,015 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 391,766 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 16.4% |
• Coloured | 66.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 15.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 83.7% |
• Xhosa | 8.6% |
• English | 4.0% |
• Sotho | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC1 |
The West Coast District Municipality (Afrikaans: Weskus-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili soNxweme oluseNtshona) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district. As of 2011, it had a total population of 391,766.[2]