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Overstrand Local Municipality

local municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Summary

Overstrand Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of local municipality of south africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Overberg District Municipality[3]
  • Country: South Africa[4]
  • Capital: Hermanus[5]
  • Shares border with: City of Cape Town[6], Theewaterskloof Local Municipality[7], Cape Agulhas Local Municipality[8]
  • Commons category: Overstrand Local Municipality[9]
  • Inception: December 5, 2000[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Overstrand Local Municipality[11]
  • Population: 80,432[12], 93,407[13]
  • Elevation above sea level: 67 m[14]
  • Area: 1675 km²[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[16]

Why It Matters

Overstrand Local Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Govdirectory South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Provincial profile: Western Cape [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Overstrand Local Municipality. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/overstrand-local-municipality
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Derek J Moore · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Geoshape → Data:WC032(2026).map
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'bg', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'nov', 'nso', 'pl', 'ur'
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1675'}
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Govdirectory
    Located in → —
    Aliases → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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