Mossel Bay Local Municipality
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Mossel Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mossel Bayi) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update], the population was 89,430.[2]
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Mossel Bay
Mosselbaai | |
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Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°00′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Seat | Mossel Bay |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Dirk Kotzé (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 89,430 |
• Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 29.5% |
• Coloured | 43.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 25.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 67.6% |
• Xhosa | 21.5% |
• English | 6.5% |
• Sotho | 1.3% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | WC043 |
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