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==Geography== The municipality covers a total area of {{convert|12981|km2}} in the northernmost part of the Western Cape province, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the mountains of the [[Bokkeveld]] Escarpment in the east. The [[Olifants River (Western Cape)|Olifants River]] flows through the southern part of the municipal area, while to the north lies the hilly area known as the [[Knersvlakte]]. The municipality abuts on the [[Kamiesberg Municipality]] to the north, the [[Hantam Municipality]] to the east and the [[Cederberg Municipality]] to the south. According to the [[2022 South African census]], the population was 69,043 people, increasing at an annual rate of 0.27% from 2011. 77.7% identified as "[[Coloureds|Coloured]]," 10.2% as "[[Black South African|Black African]]," and 11.0% as "[[White South Africans|White]]."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/western_cape/WC011__matzikama/ | title=Matzikama (Local Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref> At the [[South African National Census of 2011|2011 census]], the municipality had a population of 67,147 people in 18,835 households. Of this population, 74.7% describe themselves as "[[Coloured]]", 14.8% as "[[White South African|White]]", and 8.5% as "[[Bantu peoples in South Africa|Black African]]". The first language of 91.8% of the population is [[Afrikaans]], while 3.5% speak [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] and 1.8% speak [[English language|English]].<ref name=census2011>{{Cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/160 |title=Matzikama Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}</ref> The principal town and seat of the council is [[Vredendal]], which is situated in the valley of the Olifants River and has a population (according to the 2011 census) of 18,170. Other large towns in the municipality are [[Klawer]] (pop. 6,234) situated upstream from Vredendal, [[Lutzville]] (pop. 5,232) situated downstream from Vredendal, and [[Vanrhynsdorp]] (pop. 6,272) to the north-east towards the escarpment. In the Olifants River valley there are also smaller agricultural settlements at [[Ebenhaeser]] (pop. 1,305) and [[Koekenaap]] (pop. 1,551). South of the mouth of the Olifants River are the coastal villages of [[Doringbaai]] (pop. 1,260) and [[Strandfontein, West Coast District|Strandfontein]] (pop. 431). The villages of [[Bitterfontein]] (pop. 986), [[Kliprand]] (pop. 205), [[Nuwerus]] (pop. 650) and [[Rietpoort]] (pop. 970) are situated in the sparsely-populated Knersvlakte in the northern part of the municipality.
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