Infrastructure
- How many municipalities have released land for human settlements from 2014 to 2025 to date and (b) what is the size of land released per municipality?
- All the 25 municipalities across the province have released land for human settlement development during the period 2014 to 2025.
This land release supported not only housing delivery such as serviced sites, top structure for various housing programme, but also enabled the development of socio-economic facilities, such as crèches. It is important to note that Community Residential Units (CRUs) were excluded, as they were addressed separately under upgrading and maintenance initiatives.
- Below is a summary of the land released for human settlements, also capturing the size of land, sorted to the local municipalities.
No | Municipality | Size of land released (in hectare) |
1 | Cape Town | 1251 |
2 | Breede Valley | 841 |
3 | Drakenstein | 877 |
4 | Langeberg | 195 |
5 | Stellenbosch | 964 |
6 | Witzenberg | 223 |
7 | Cape Agulhas | 339 |
8 | Overstrand | 296 |
9 | Swellendam | 162 |
10 | Theewaterskloof | 613 |
11 | Beaufort West | 146 |
12 | Laingsburg | 98 |
13 | Prince Albert | 66 |
14 | Bitou | 408 |
15 | George | 764 |
16 | Hessequa | 112 |
17 | Kannaland | 105 |
18 | Knysna | 371 |
19 | Mossel Bay | 360 |
20 | Oudtshoorn | 608 |
21 | Bergrivier | 232 |
22 | Cederberg | 122 |
23 | Matzikama | 201 |
24 | Saldanha Bay | 450 |
25 | Swartland | 838 |
TOTAL | 10642 | |
Source: GIS (WC-HS Pipelines)
