Baviaans Local Municipality
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Baviaans Local Municipality was a former local government area in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known for its sparsely populated rural landscape and the Baviaanskloof wilderness region.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former local municipality ⓘ |
| category |
former local municipalities of South Africa
ⓘ
former local municipalities of the Eastern Cape ⓘ |
| contains |
Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Baviaanskloof wilderness area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | 2016 South African municipal boundary re-demarcation ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 2016 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
semi-arid environment ⓘ valleys ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal council ⓘ |
| hadGoverningBody | Baviaans Municipal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMunicipalCode | EC107 ⓘ |
| heritageStatusArea | Cape Floral Region Protected Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservation areas
ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ sparsely populated rural landscape ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| legislativeFramework |
Municipal Structures Act of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Municipal Systems Act of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Cape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Baartman District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTown |
Steytlerville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willowmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
former Cacadu District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local government sphere of South Africa ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | low population density ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| protectedAreaWithin | Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceLevel | one of local municipalities in Eastern Cape before 2016 re-demarcation ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| seat | Willowmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disestablished ⓘ |
| subdivisionName1 | Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionName2 | Sarah Baartman District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | local municipality ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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