West Coast
District Municipality DC1 from Census 2001

Area
31,103.51 km²
Population
282,673 (9.09 per km²)
Households
77,946 (2.51 per km²)

Gender

Female 50%50% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female141,80250.16%
Male140,87149.84%

Population group

Coloured 72%17% White10% Black African
PeoplePercentage
Coloured204,71372.42%
White49,38317.47%
Black African27,7849.83%
Indian or Asian7930.28%

First language

Afrikaans 89%7% isiXhosa
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans251,98189.14%
isiXhosa20,9257.40%
English6,5992.33%
Sesotho1,5920.56%
Setswana6320.22%
Other3250.11%
isiZulu2240.08%
Sepedi1120.04%
Xitsonga1030.04%
SiSwati690.02%
isiNdebele600.02%
Tshivenda510.02%

Local Municipalities

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Bergrivier46,3254,407.03
Cederberg39,3267,338.52
Matzikama50,2085,549.41
Saldanha Bay70,4391,765.90
Swartland72,1163,692.18
West Coast DMA4,2598,350.47