Swartland Local Municipality

local municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa
AdministrativeArea local_municipality_of_south_africa Q1530051
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Swartland Local Municipality

Summary

Swartland Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swartland Local Municipality is located in West Coast District Municipality[3].
  • Swartland Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[5].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's capital is recorded as Malmesbury[6].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bergrivier Local Municipality[7].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Drakenstein Local Municipality[8].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Saldanha Bay Local Municipality[9].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's shares border with is recorded as City of Cape Town[10].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Swartland Local Municipality[11].
  • December 5, 2000 marks the founding of Swartland Local Municipality[12].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.333333333333, 'lon': 18.666666666667}[13].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.30974, 'lon': 18.62025}[14].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swartland Local Municipality[15].
  • Swartland Local Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+113762'}[16].
  • Swartland Local Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+133762'}[17].
  • Swartland Local Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+132'}[18].
  • Swartland Local Municipality's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[19].

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Geography

Swartland Local Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in West Coast District Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Swartland Local Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+132'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+113762'}[16] and {'amount': '+133762'}[17].

Designation and Status

Swartland Local Municipality's instance of is recorded as local municipality of South Africa[5].

History and Context

December 5, 2000 marks the founding of Swartland Local Municipality[12].

Why It Matters

Swartland Local Municipality ranks in the top 10% of local_municipality_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Provincial profile: Western Cape [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Located in the administrative territorial entity West Coast District Municipality
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