Somerset West
Somerset West
Somerset-Wes | |
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From top: Aerial view of Somerset West with Helderberg Mountain; left: Vergelegen Estate; during the winter; Left: The Old Lourens River Bridge is a provincial heritage site; Right: Erinvale Estate. | |
| Motto: Prorsum Sursum (Latin: Straight Up) | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′S 18°51′E / 34.083°S 18.850°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | 1822 |
| Government | |
| • Councillors | Gregory Peck (DA) (Ward 15); Norman McFarlane (DA) (Ward 84) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,166 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 13.0% |
| • Coloured | 24.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 60.1% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 52.3% |
| • English | 37.5% |
| • Xhosa | 4.8% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7130 |
| PO box | 7129 |
| Area code | +27 (0)21 |
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Somerset West (Afrikaans: Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality Eastern Suburbs zone (formerly called Helderberg Basin). The vehicle registration code for Somerset West is CFM and the post code is 7130 for street addresses, and 7129 for post office boxes.