Witzenberg Local Municipality

- 33.28333333333319.133333333333Koordinaten: 33 ° 17 ' S, 19 ° 8' O

Joke is a municipality in the district of Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province in South Africa. In 2001, the population was 83,559 in a total area of 2851 km ². The seat of the municipality is Ceres.

The congregation replaced from September 22, 2000, the following old municipalities: Municipality of Ceres, Matroosberg Transitional Representative Council, Municipality of Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Tulbagh Municipality, Witzberg Transitional Representative Council and the Municipality of Wolseley.

Named the municipality is named after the joke Mountain Range, which separates the valleys of Tulbagh and Ceres. Simon van der Stel, Governor of the Cape Colony, the mountain was named after his Dutch friend and mayor of Amsterdam Nicolaas Witsen.

Cities

  • Ceres
  • Prince Alfred Hamlet
  • Tulbagh
  • Wolsely
Cape Winelands District Municipality Administrative centre Nicolaes Witsen Breede Valley Local Municipality Drakenstein Local Municipality Stellenbosch Local Municipality
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