Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Saldanha Bay
Saldanhabaai | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′S 18°15′E / 33.000°S 18.250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Vredenburg |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marius Koen (DA) |
| • Municipal Manager | Heinrich Mettler |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,015 km2 (778 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 154,635 |
| • Density | 76.74/km2 (198.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 30.2% |
| • Coloured | 51.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 16.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 72.5% |
| • Xhosa | 16.4% |
| • English | 6.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC014 |
| Website | sbm |
Saldanha Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Saldanha Bay) is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, it had a population of 154,635. Its municipality code is WC014.