Oudtshoorn Local Municipality

Oudtshoorn
Official seal of Oudtshoorn
Location in the Western Cape
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°40′S 22°10′E / 33.667°S 22.167°E / -33.667; 22.167
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
SeatOudtshoorn
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJohannes Allers (FF+)
 • Deputy MayorJongilizwe Tyatya (ANC)
 • SpeakerSuzanne Jansen (PA)
Area
 • Total3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total138,257
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African8.0%
 • Coloured76.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White8.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans91.0%
 • Xhosa4.8%
 • English2.3%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC045

Oudtshoorn Municipality (Afrikaans: Oudtshoorn Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, the population was 138,257.

  1. ^ "Troubled Oudtshoorn Municipality gets new mayor". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
  2. ^ a b "Oudtshoorn (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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