List of municipalities in the Western Cape

The Western Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into one metropolitan municipality (the City of Cape Town) and five district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into twenty-four local municipalities.

In the following map, the City of Cape Town is shaded green and labelled "C", the district municipalities are shaded various other colours, and the local municipalities are numbered.

District and metropolitan municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
7000600000000000000♠6–10	Cape Winelands District Municipality	DC2	Worcester	22,309	787,490	35.3
7001220000000000000♠22–24	Central Karoo District Municipality	DC5	Beaufort West	38,854	71,011	1.8
C	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	CPT	Cape Town	2,460	3,740,026	1,520.3
7001150000000000000♠15–21	Eden District Municipality	DC4	George	23,331	574,265	24.6
7001110000000000000♠11–14	Overberg District Municipality	DC3	Bredasdorp	11,405	258,176	22.6
7000100000000000000♠1–5	West Coast District Municipality	DC1	Moorreesburg	31,104	391,766	12.6

Local and metropolitan municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	District	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
24	Beaufort West Local Municipality	WC053	Central Karoo	Beaufort West	21,917	49,586	2.3
3	Bergrivier Local Municipality	WC013	West Coast	Piketberg	4,407	61,897	14.0
21	Bitou Local Municipality	WC047	Eden	Plettenberg Bay	992	49,162	49.6
9	Breede Valley Local Municipality	WC025	Cape Winelands	Worcester	3,833	166,825	43.5
13	Cape Agulhas Local Municipality	WC033	Overberg	Bredasdorp	3,467	33,038	9.5
2	Cederberg Local Municipality	WC012	West Coast	Clanwilliam	8,007	49,768	6.2
C	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	CPT		Cape Town	2,460	3,740,026	1,520.3
7	Drakenstein Local Municipality	WC023	Cape Winelands	Paarl	1,538	251,262	163.4
19	George Local Municipality	WC044	Eden	George	5,191	193,672	37.3
16	Hessequa Local Municipality	WC042	Eden	Riversdale	5,733	52,642	9.2
15	Kannaland Local Municipality	WC041	Eden	Ladismith	4,758	24,767	5.2
20	Knysna Local Municipality	WC048	Eden	Knysna	1,109	68,659	61.9
22	Laingsburg Local Municipality	WC051	Central Karoo	Laingsburg	8,784	8,289	0.9
10	Langeberg Local Municipality	WC026	Cape Winelands	Ashton	4,518	97,724	21.6
1	Matzikama Local Municipality	WC011	West Coast	Vredendal	12,981	67,147	5.2
17	Mossel Bay Local Municipality	WC043	Eden	Mossel Bay	2,011	89,430	44.5
18	Oudtshoorn Local Municipality	WC045	Eden	Oudtshoorn	3,537	95,933	27.1
12	Overstrand Local Municipality	WC032	Overberg	Hermanus	1,708	80,432	47.1
23	Prince Albert Local Municipality	WC052	Central Karoo	Prince Albert	8,153	13,136	1.6
4	Saldanha Bay Local Municipality	WC014	West Coast	Vredenburg	2,015	99,193	49.2
8	Stellenbosch Local Municipality	WC024	Cape Winelands	Stellenbosch	831	155,733	187.4
5	Swartland Local Municipality	WC015	West Coast	Malmesbury	3,707	113,762	30.7
14	Swellendam Local Municipality	WC034	Overberg	Swellendam	3,835	35,916	9.4
11	Theewaterskloof Local Municipality	WC031	Overberg	Caledon	3,232	108,790	33.7
6	Witzenberg Local Municipality	WC022	Cape Winelands	Ceres	10,753	115,946	10.8