Sunday's River Valley Local Municipality
Sundays River Valley
Sondagsriviervallei | |
|---|---|
Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′S 25°27′E / 33.417°S 25.450°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Seat | Kirkwood |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nombulelo Bixa (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Simphiwe Happyboy Rune (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,994 km2 (2,314 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 54,504 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.8% |
| • Coloured | 21.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 5.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 64.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 28.0% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC106 |
Sundays River Valley Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Sundays River Valley; Afrikaans: Sondagsriviervallei Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within Sarah Baartman District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It has a total population of nearly 70,000 people. The municipality is one of the key production areas for citrus in South Africa. It also encompasses the Addo Elephant National Park and other significant areas of nature conservation.