Kouga Local Municipality
Kouga Municipality (Afrikaans: Kouga Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Kouga) is a local municipality in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, approximately 80 km west of Gqebera. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Its territory includes the coastal zone between the Van Stadens River in the east and the Tsitsikamma River in the west, and stretches inland towards the Baviaanskloof Mountains in the north.
Kouga | |
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Local municipality | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′S 24°46′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Seat | Jeffreys Bay |
| Wards | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hattingh Bornman (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 98,558 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 38.8% |
| • Coloured | 42.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 17.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 59.4% |
| • Xhosa | 30.5% |
| • English | 6.5% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC108 |
Regional access to the area is obtained via the N2 National Route from Gqebera to Cape Town. It is often regarded as the cleanest municipality in the Eastern Cape.
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