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Infographic: Local government in the Western Cape

Local government in the Western Cape is organised into six major municipalities. One is metropolitan, and five are district municipalities. The province also has 24 smaller local municipalities, each falling under one of the five districts.

The Western Cape is divided into six major municipalities.

One is the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality, the urban region around Cape Town.

The other five – larger, more rural regions – are district municipalities.

The province also has 24 local municipalities, each falling under one of the five district municipalities.

Name Type Seat Area Population Density
Administrative
centre
Square kilometres Number
of people
People per square kilometre
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Cape Town 2,446 4,005,016 1,638
Cape Winelands District Worcester 21,473 866,001 40
Central Karoo District Beaufort West 38,854 74,247 2
Eden District George 23,331 611,278 26
Overberg District Bredasdorp 12,239 286,786 23
West Coast District Moorreesburg 31,119 436,403 14

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Data source: Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey
Thanks and credit to Htonl, who makes public-funded data available to the public and creates maps of South Africa you can’t find anywhere else.

Researched, written and designed by Mary Alexander.
Updated 10 June 2018.