West Coast District Municipality
West Coast
Weskus | |
|---|---|
Location in South Africa | |
Local municipalities within the West Coast | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′S 18°45′E / 32.500°S 18.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Seat | Moorreesburg |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Roelof Strydom (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,119 km2 (12,015 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 391,766 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 16.4% |
| • Coloured | 66.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 15.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 83.7% |
| • Xhosa | 8.6% |
| • English | 4.0% |
| • Sotho | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC1 |
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The West Coast District Municipality (Afrikaans: Weskus-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili soNxweme oluseNtshona) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district. As of 2011, it had a total population of 391,766.