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Overberg
District municipality
Official seal of Overberg
The Overberg District Municipality is located in the southern part of the Western Cape province, to the south-east of Cape Town.
Location in South Africa
Local municipalities within the Overberg
Local municipalities within the Overberg
Coordinates: 34°30′S 20°0′E / 34.500°S 20.000°E / -34.500; 20.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
SeatBredasdorp
Local municipalities
List
  • Theewaterskloof
  • Overstrand
  • Cape Agulhas
  • Swellendam
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLincoln de Bruyn (DA)
 • Deputy MayorJasper du Toit-Loubser (DA)
Area
 • Total12,241 km2 (4,726 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total258,176
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African25.6%
 • Coloured54.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White18.9%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans70.3%
 • Xhosa17.9%
 • English6.8%
 • Sotho2.1%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC3

The Overberg District Municipality (Afrikaans: Overberg-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Overberg) is a district municipality that governs the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is divided into four local municipalities and includes the major towns of Grabouw, Caledon, Hermanus, Bredasdorp and Swellendam. The municipal area covers 12,241 square kilometres (4,726 sq mi) and had in 2007 an estimated population of 212,787 people in 60,056 households.[3]

  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 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results: Municipalities (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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