Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
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Saldanha Bay Municipality is a local municipality
located within the West Coast District Municipality
, in the Western Cape
province of South Africa
. As of 2007, it had a population of 78982. Its municipality code is WC014.
The municipality also borders the Atlantic Ocean
to the west.
Local municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
located within the West Coast District Municipality
West Coast District Municipality
The West Coast District Municipality 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...
, in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. As of 2007, it had a population of 78982. Its municipality code is WC014.
Adjacent municipalities
- Bergrivier Local MunicipalityBergrivier Local MunicipalityBergrivier Municipality is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Piketberg is the seat of the municipality. As of 2007, it had a population of 44,741. Its municipality code is WC013.- Government :The mayor of the...
(northeast) - Swartland Local MunicipalitySwartland Local MunicipalitySwartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2007, it had a population of 77,524...
(southeast)
The municipality also borders the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
to the west.
Cities and towns
- Britannia Bay
- HopefieldHopefield, Western CapeHopefield is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
- Jacobsbaai
- LangebaanLangebaanLangebaan is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon.Langebaan is situated 120 km north of Cape Town, just off the R27, about 28km from Vredenburg and 20km from Saldanha Bay...
- Oudekraalfontein
- PaternosterPaternoster, Western Capethumb|Fisherman selling his catch of the day at the beach of PaternosterPaternoster Latin Pater Noster, pronounced "PUTT-err-noster") is a small fishing village on the western coast of the Western Cape Province of South Africa sitting alongside Paternoster Bay....
- SaldanhaSaldanha, Western CapeSaldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 22,000 people, located north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development as a port for the export of iron ore from Sishen in...
- St Helena BaySt Helena BaySt Helena Bay is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
- VredenburgVredenburgVredenburg is a town of the Cape West Coast in the Western Cape province of South Africa. "Vrede" is Afrikaans for peace. It is the transportation and commercial hub of the West Coast area and administrative center of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality...
- Langebaanweg Airforce Base