Cape Winelands District Municipality
The Cape Winelands District Municipality (Afrikaans: Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Cape Winelands), formerly the Boland District Municipality, is a district municipality located in the Boland region of the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, it had a population of 787,490. The largest towns in the municipality are Paarl, Worcester, Stellenbosch and Wellington.
Cape Winelands
Kaapse Wynland Brede River District | |
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Seal | |
Location in South Africa | |
Local municipalities within the Cape Winelands | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′S 19°40′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Seat | Worcester |
| Local municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Helena von Schlicht (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,473 km2 (8,291 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 787,490 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.7% |
| • Coloured | 62.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 12.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 74.8% |
| • Xhosa | 16.6% |
| • English | 4.3% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC2 |
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