Garden Route District Municipality (DC4)

Description: The Garden Route District Municipality is a Category C municipality situated in the Western Cape Province. The name was changed from Eden District Municipality to the Garden Route District Municipality in October 2018. Garden Route District shares borders with four other district municipalities, namely: Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, and Overberg, Cape Winelands and Central Karoo District Municipalities in the Western Cape.

The district municipality comprises seven local municipalities: George, Mossel Bay, Knysna, Bitou, Oudtshoorn, Hessequa and Kannaland.

The region is defined as a medium-capacity functional municipality. Garden Route District has a diverse natural resource base. It is marketed with regards to tourism under the internationally acclaimed brands of the ‘Garden Route’ and ‘Klein Karoo’.