Overberg District Municipality

Overberg
Overberg
District municipality
	Seal
	Location in South Africa
	Local municipalities within the Overberg
	Coordinates: 34°30′S 20°0′E / 34.500°S 20.000°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Seat	Bredasdorp
Local municipalities	List Theewaterskloof; Overstrand; Cape Agulhas; Swellendam;
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Lincoln de Bruyn (DA)
• Deputy Mayor	Jasper du Toit-Loubser (DA)
Area
• Total	12,241 km2 (4,726 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	258,176
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	25.6%
• Coloured	54.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	18.9%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	70.3%
• Xhosa	17.9%
• English	6.8%
• Sotho	2.1%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC3

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]

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