Beaufort West
Local Municipality WC053 from Census 2001

Area
16,330.10 km²
Population
37,106 (2.27 per km²)
Households
9,100 (0.56 per km²)

Gender

Female 52%48% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female19,29151.99%
Male17,81548.01%

Population group

Coloured 73%16% Black African11% White
PeoplePercentage
Coloured27,16373.20%
Black African5,86315.80%
White4,03010.86%
Indian or Asian500.13%

First language

Afrikaans 85%14% isiXhosa
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans31,47084.81%
isiXhosa5,09713.74%
English3530.95%
Sesotho680.18%
Other440.12%
isiZulu270.07%
Xitsonga180.05%
Tshivenda100.03%
isiNdebele70.02%
Setswana60.02%
Sepedi30.01%
SiSwati30.01%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Beaufort West Part 124,72834.60
Beaufort West Part 25,28816,296.99
Kwa-Mandlenkosi5,9531.48
Merweville1,1430.90