Bitou Local Municipality

local municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa
AdministrativeArea local_municipality_of_south_africa Q878862
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Bitou Local Municipality

Summary

Bitou Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bitou Local Municipality is located in Garden Route District Municipality[3].
  • Bitou Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's head of government is recorded as Lulama Mvimbi[5].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[6].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's capital is recorded as Plettenberg Bay[7].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Knysna Local Municipality[8].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as George Local Municipality[9].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Kou-Kamma Local Municipality[10].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's locator map image is recorded as Map of the Western Cape with Bitou highlighted (2011).svg[11].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Bitou Local Municipality[12].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 79795[13].
  • +2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bitou Local Municipality[14].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.916666666667, 'lon': 23.416666666667}[15].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058689[16].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bitou Local Municipality[17].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's South African municipality code is recorded as WC047[18].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+49162'}[19].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+59157'}[20].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8347567[21].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's different from is recorded as Bittou[22].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[23].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+229'}[24].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[25].
  • Bitou Local Municipality's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1125412495[26].

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Geography

Bitou Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in Garden Route District Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[23] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+229'}[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+49162'}[19] and {'amount': '+59157'}[20].

Designation and Status

Bitou Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[6].

History and Context

+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bitou Local Municipality[14].

Why It Matters

Bitou Local Municipality ranks in the top 9% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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  17. [19] . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Provincial profile: Western Cape [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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