West Coast District Municipality

West Coast

Weskus
West Coast Weskus
District municipality
	Seal
	Location in South Africa
	Local municipalities within the West Coast
	Coordinates: 32°30′S 18°45′E / 32.500°S 18.750°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Seat	Moorreesburg
Local municipalities	List Matzikama; Cederberg; Bergrivier; Saldanha Bay; Swartland;
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Herbrecht Kitshoff (DA)
Area
• Total	31,119 km2 (12,015 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	391,766
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	16.4%
• Coloured	66.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	15.7%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	83.7%
• Xhosa	8.6%
• English	4.0%
• Sotho	1.3%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC1

The West Coast District Municipality (Afrikaans: Weskus-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili soNxweme oluseNtshona) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district. As of 2011, it had a total population of 391,766.^[2]

^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[muni_mayor-1] "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[muni_population-2] "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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