Swartland Local Municipality
Swartland | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′S 18°40′E / 33.333°S 18.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Seat | Malmesbury |
| Wards | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Harold Cleophas (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,707 km2 (1,431 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 148,331 |
| • Density | 40.01/km2 (103.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 18.3% |
| • Coloured | 64.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 15.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 82.8% |
| • Xhosa | 8.9% |
| • English | 4.7% |
| • Sotho | 1.5% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | WC015 |
Swartland Municipality (Afrikaans: Swartland Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2022, it had a population of 148,331. Its municipality code is WC015.