Overberg District Municipality
About Overberg District Municipality
The Overberg District Municipality governs the Overberg Region of the Western Cape, South Africa. Its head office is situated in the town of Bredasdorp. The boundaries of the Overberg are the Hottentots-Holland mountains in the West, the Riviersonderend Mountains in the North, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the South and the Breede River in the East. The district municipal area covers 12,241 km2 and currently has an estimated population of 300,285 people in 86,716 households.
The Overberg District Municipality includes four local municipalities: Cape Agulhas Municipality, the Overstrand, Swellendam and Theewaterskloof local municipalities.
The major towns in the district are Hermanus, Caledon, Bredasdorp, Grabouw and Swellendam and the region includes Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of the African continent. The landscape is dominated by gently to moderately undulating hills, bordered by mountains and the ocean.