Hessequa Local Municipality

Hessequa
Local municipality
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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
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Seat	Riversdale
Wards	9
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Grant Riddles (DA)
Area
• Total	5,733 km2 (2,214 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	52,642
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	7.4%
• Coloured	68.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	23.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	92.4%
• English	3.6%
• Xhosa	2.1%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	WC042

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^[update], 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.