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Hessequa
Local municipality
Official seal of Hessequa
Location of Hessequa Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Location of Hessequa Local Municipality within the Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°10′S 21°15′E / 34.167°S 21.250°E / -34.167; 21.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
SeatRiversdale
Wards9
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGrant Riddles (DA)
Area
 • Total5,733 km2 (2,214 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total52,642
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African7.4%
 • Coloured68.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White23.2%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans92.4%
 • English3.6%
 • Xhosa2.1%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC042

Hessequa Municipality (Afrikaans: Hessequa Munisipaliteit), known before 24 June 2005 as Langeberg Municipality, is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is flanked by the lower Breede River to the west and the Gourits River to the east. As of 2011, the population was 52,642.[2] Its municipality code is WC042. The name Hessequa, meaning "people of the trees", refers to the indigenous Khoikhoi people.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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