Back Weskus-distriksmunisipaliteit Afrikaans Западен Коуст Bulgarian West Coast District Municipality CEB West Coast (Südafrika) German Distrito Municipal de West Coast Spanish West Coasti ringkond Estonian District de West Coast French Municipalità distrettuale di West Coast Italian Weskus Dutch West Mare-borde NOV
West Coast
Weskus | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in South Africa | |
.svg) 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 | Roelof Strydom[1] (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,119 km2 (12,015 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• 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.[3]
- ^ West Coast District Municipality
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.