Matzikama Local Municipality
Matzikama | |
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Location in the Western Cape | |
Topographic map | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′S 18°30′E / 31.250°S 18.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Vredendal |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Johan Van Der Hoven (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,981 km2 (5,012 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 69,043 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 10.2% |
| • Coloured | 77.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 11.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 91.8% |
| • Xhosa | 3.5% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC011 |
| Website | www |
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Matzikama Municipality (Afrikaans: Matzikama Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs the northernmost part of the Western Cape province of South Africa, including the towns of Vredendal, Vanrhynsdorp, Klawer and Lutzville, and the surrounding villages and rural areas. As of 2022, it had a population of 69,043. It forms part of the West Coast District Municipality, and its municipality code is WC011.
Matzikama is of Khoekhoe origin, the first people of South Africa. It contains the Khoekhoe language words ma which means "give", tsî which means "you", and ǁgamma which means "water", and loosely translates into "you that give water".