Beaufort West Local Municipality
Beaufort West
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Location of Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′S 22°45′E / 32.333°S 22.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Central Karoo |
| Seat | Beaufort West |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Georgina Juliana Duimpies (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | October Haarvoor (DA) |
| • Speaker | Elvico Links (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 72,972 |
| • Density | 3.3295/km2 (8.6233/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • African | 15.7% |
| • Coloured | 77.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 84.3% |
| • Xhosa | 10.7% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC053 |
Beaufort West Municipality (Afrikaans: Beaufort-Wes Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Bhobhofolo) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011, the population is 49,586. Its municipality code is WC053.