# Stellenbosch Municipality, Cape Winelands District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/cape-winelands/stellenbosch/ Local municipality · Cape Winelands District # Stellenbosch Stellenbosch is a local municipality of South Africa in Cape Winelands District, Western Cape Province. It had an estimated **187,205 people** in 2020 on 831 km² (about 225 per km²). 66 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,176 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 187,205people (2020) - 831km² - 1,176mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Stellenbosch? Stellenbosch had an estimated **187,205 people** in 2020 — 20.6% of Cape Winelands District, 51st of 190 local municipalities. There are 1,014 women for every 1,000 men (above the Cape Winelands District figure of 996). Spread over 831 km², that is about **225 people per km²**, 15th of 190 local municipalities. 22.3% of people are children under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 30 across Cape Winelands District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 39 children and older people. 0–4 ****14,113** 5–9 ****13,829** 10–14 ****13,863** 15–19 ****16,475** 20–24 ****22,363** 25–29 ****17,303** 30–34 ****17,380** 35–39 ****15,109** 40–44 ****13,250** 45–49 ****10,667** 50–54 ****8,567** 55–59 ****7,318** 60–64 ****6,084** 65–69 ****4,668** 70–74 ****2,956** 75–79 ****1,877** 80+ ****1,383** Source: [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf). ## Where is Stellenbosch? Stellenbosch lies in [Cape Winelands District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/cape-winelands/), [Western Cape Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/), [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). It borders 4 other local municipalities: [Breede Valley](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/cape-winelands/breede-valley/), [City of Cape Town](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/city-of-cape-town/city-of-cape-town/), [Drakenstein](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/cape-winelands/drakenstein/) and [Theewaterskloof](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/overberg/theewaterskloof/). By area it is the 209th largest of 213 local municipalities in South Africa. It covers 3.9% of [Cape Winelands District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/cape-winelands/). The centre of Stellenbosch is about 1,271 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. It is about 54 km from Worcester, the main town of Cape Winelands District. The centre point is at 33.9277° S, 18.9767° E. Local names: WC024 . Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf). ## Things to see in and around Stellenbosch OpenStreetMap lists 58 named sights in Stellenbosch: 19 attractions; 11 museums; 9 nature reserves; 4 memorials; 4 galleries; 2 viewpoints; 2 waterfalls; 2 ruins; 2 monuments; 2 zoos; 1 cave. - Classic Car Collection · museum - Franschhoek Cellar · museum - Franschhoek Motor Museum · museum - Huguenot Memorial Museum · museum - Museum van de Caab · museum - Pniel Museum · museum - Rupert Museum · museum - Stellenbosch University Museum · museum - Toy Museum · museum - Village Museum · museum - Voorgelegen · museum - First Waterfall · waterfall - Second Waterfall · waterfall - Assegaaibos Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Botmaskop Nature Area · nature reserve - Duthie Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Ida's Valley Nature Area · nature reserve - Jonkershoek Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Simonsberg Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Wiesenhof Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Helderberg Farm 4x4 · viewpoint - Pic-sans-nom viewpoint · viewpoint - Boschendal Cellar Door Wine Tasting · attraction - Dieu Donné Tasting Room · attraction - Glenelly Estate Tasting Room · attraction - Historic hotel (threatened heritage asset-Grade IIIa) · attraction - Huguenot Monument · attraction - Lanzerac Tasting Room · attraction …and 28 more. ### Nearby, outside Stellenbosch - Nelson Mandela Statue · memorial, Drakenstein10 km - Long Walk to Freedom Statue · memorial, Drakenstein10 km - Vrede en Lust Tasting Room · attraction, Drakenstein10 km - Soetmelksvlei – A family experience by Babylonstoren · museum, Drakenstein10 km - Rupert & Rothchild Tasting Centre · attraction, Drakenstein10 km - Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm · attraction, Drakenstein12 km - Triple Jump Falls · waterfall, Theewaterskloof13 km - Helderberg Nature Reserve · nature reserve, City of Cape Town16 km - Drakenstein Lion Park · zoo, Drakenstein16 km - Little Waterfall · waterfall, Theewaterskloof16 km - Museo Della Passione · museum, City of Cape Town17 km - Spook Hill · viewpoint, City of Cape Town18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Stellenbosch - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg - CurrencyRand (ZAR) - Country calling code+27 - LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana - Plug typesType C, D · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Cape Town International Airport (CPT) · Cape Town35 km ### Nearest railway station Groot-Drakenstein (Stellenbosch), about 7.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 14.4 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Jun (about 9.9 hours, sunrise around 07:46, sunset around 17:41). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Stellenbosch Open gazetteers list **66 villages, towns and localities** in Stellenbosch. The largest with a recorded population: Stellenbosch (96,228), Franschhoek (20,000), Le Roux (17,432), Klapmuts (9,229), Kylemore (5,185) and Languedoc (5,138). Settlements here lie between about 55 m and 402 m above sea level (median 176 m). - Aan de Weber - Arbeidslus - Banghoek - Bergsvlei - Bo-Dalsig - Boschenzicht - Brandwacht - By-De-Weg - Cloetesville - Dalsig - De Kelder - De Kuilen - De Novo - De Vleie - Die Boord - Die Rand - Eikenbosch - Elsenburg - Franschhoek - Groendal - Groot-Drakenstein - Helderberg - Hugenote - Idasvallei - Jamestown - Karindal - Kayamnandi - Khayamandi - Klapmuts - Kleingeluk - Klipheuvel - Krigeville - Kylemore - La Colline - La Motte - Languedoc - Le Roux - Meerlust Bosbou - Mostertsdrift - Onder-Papegaaiberg - Oudepost - Paradyskloof - Pniel - Pniël - Raithby - Rietkuil - Robertsvlei - Rozendal - Simonswyk - Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch Agri-Park - Stellenbosch Central - Stellenbosch NU - Swiss Farm - Technopark - Uitsig - Uitspan - Uniepark - Universiteits-Oord - Vaaldraai - Varsche Fontein - Vlottenburg - Welgelegen - Wemmershoek - Wiesiesdraai - Wijndal Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Stellenbosch Named natural and historic features inside Stellenbosch, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Assegaaibosdam - Banghoekrivier - Bergrivier - Blaauwklip - Bonterivier - Krom - Wemmershoekrivier ### Hills and mountains 22 mountains; 15 peaks; 2 hills; 2 mountain passes; 1 valley. - Victoria Peak · 1,582 m - Adolfskop · 1,565 m - Perdekop · 1,554 m - Bulkop · 1,507 m - Dwarsberg · 1,497 m - Second Ridge Peak · 1,488 m - The Triplets · 1,454 m - Drakensteinpiek · 1,442 m - Buller’s Kop · 1,424 m - Dutoitskop · 1,413 m - Franschhoekpiek · 1,368 m - Eikenhofpiek · 1,351 m - Haelkop · 1,341 m - Simonsberg · 1,333 m - Bushman’s Castle · 1,330 m - Hutchinson’s Peak · 1,228 m - Suikerboskop · 1,214 m - Dragoon Peak · 1,202 m - Spitskop · 1,185 m - Afrikaskop · 1,132 m - Perdekop · 1,101 m - First Ridge Peak · 1,096 m - The Dome · 1,092 m - Suurberg · 1,079 m …and 18 more. ### Forests and nature 6 forest reserves; 1 nature reserve. - Franschhoek Forest Reserve - Hottentotsholland Nature Reserve - Jonkershoek Staatsbos - Kraaifontein Forest Reserve - La Motte Staatsbos - Meerlust Forest Reserve - Villiersdorp Forest Reserve ### History 1 museum. - Hugenot Memorial Museum ### Getting around 6 railway stations. - Du Toit - Firgrove - Klapmuts - Koelenhof - Lynedoch - Muldersvlei Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Stellenbosch and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cape Winelands District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 657 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (127 mm) and the driest Feb (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 19 Feb 22 14 Mar 20 21 Apr 16 45 May 12 66 Jun 8 127 Jul 8 111 Aug 8 109 Sep 11 52 Oct 14 37 Nov 16 35 Dec 19 21 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Stellenbosch Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Optima Rustenvrede Hospital · Stellenbosch 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.90945&mlon=18.94550#map=17/-33.90945/18.94550) Bank Capitec Bank · Stellenbosch 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.92613&mlon=18.87817#map=17/-33.92613/18.87817) ATM Capitec Bank ATM · Stellenbosch 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.91239&mlon=18.95041#map=17/-33.91239/18.95041) Petrol pump Astron Energy · Stellenbosch 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.89296&mlon=18.95922#map=17/-33.89296/18.95922) Hotel Orange-Ville Lodge and Guesthouse · Stellenbosch 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.91448&mlon=18.94465#map=17/-33.91448/18.94465) Mall Stelmark Centre · Stellenbosch 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.93007&mlon=18.87380#map=17/-33.93007/18.87380) School Kylemore High School · Stellenbosch 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.92388&mlon=18.95654#map=17/-33.92388/18.95654) College Fountain Quad · Stellenbosch 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.88139&mlon=19.02881#map=17/-33.88139/19.02881) Police station Saps · Stellenbosch 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.93525&mlon=18.85625#map=17/-33.93525/18.85625) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Stellenbosch Places mapped inside Stellenbosch in open map data, by type. - Hospitals18 - Banks35 - ATMs19 - Petrol pumps26 - Hotels280 - Shopping malls18 - Schools258 - Colleges and universities42 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies27 - Restaurants424 - Police stations7 - Dental clinics18 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local municipalities in Cape Winelands District - Breede Valley - Drakenstein - Langeberg - Witzenberg ## Quick answers - Where is Stellenbosch?In Cape Winelands District, Western Cape Province, South Africa - What is the population of Stellenbosch?187,205 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Stellenbosch?About 29 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Stellenbosch?About 225 people per km² - What borders Stellenbosch?Breede Valley, City of Cape Town, Drakenstein and Theewaterskloof - What is there to see in Stellenbosch?Assegaaibos Nature Reserve, Boschendal Cellar Door Wine Tasting, Botmaskop Nature Area, Classic Car Collection - What time zone is Stellenbosch in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Stellenbosch?Rand (ZAR) - What language is spoken in Stellenbosch?Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Stellenbosch?66 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Stellenbosch?Settlements lie between 55 m and 402 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Stellenbosch?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Stellenbosch?Victoria Peak (1,582 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Stellenbosch?September to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Stellenbosch?Optima Rustenvrede Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Stellenbosch?Capitec Bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Stellenbosch?Capitec Bank ATM, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Stellenbosch?Astron Energy, about 4.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Stellenbosch?18 mapped - How many banks are in Stellenbosch?35 mapped - How many ATMs are in Stellenbosch?19 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Stellenbosch?26 mapped - What is the P-code of Stellenbosch?ZA1024 (OCHA common operational dataset)