Hessequa Local Municipality
Hessequa | |
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Location of Hessequa Local Municipality within the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′S 21°15′E / 34.167°S 21.250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Seat | Riversdale |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Grant Riddles (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,733 km2 (2,214 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 71,918 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 4.5% |
| • Coloured | 72.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 22.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 92.4% |
| • English | 3.6% |
| • Xhosa | 2.1% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC042 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.81 very high |
| Website | www |
Hessequa Municipality (Afrikaans: Hessequa Munisipaliteit), known before 24 June 2005 as Langeberg Municipality, is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is flanked by the lower Breede River to the west and the Gourits River to the east. As of 2022, the population was 71,918. Its municipality code is WC042. The name Hessequa, meaning "people of the trees", refers to the indigenous Khoikhoi people.