George Local Municipality
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| Motto: The City for All Reasons | |
Location of George Local Municipality within the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′S 22°50′E / 33.750°S 22.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Seat | George |
| Wards | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bronwen Johnson (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Gert van Niekerk (FF+) |
| • Speaker | Jackie von Brandis (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,191 km2 (2,004 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 294,929 |
| • Density | 56.82/km2 (147.2/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 35.0% |
| • Coloured | 44.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 18.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.2% |
| • Xhosa | 21.6% |
| • English | 8.1% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC044 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.78 high |
George Municipality (Afrikaans: George Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala waseGeorge) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, the population is 294,929. Its municipality code is WC044.