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Caledon Local Authorities

Secretary, Divisional Council of Caledon

  • 4/CAL
  • Governmental body
  • 1877 – 1989
The Divisional Council of Caledon was constituted on 9 July 1855 in terms of Act No 5 of 1855 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2630 dated 17 July 1855). On 1 July 1989 the divisional council area of Caledon and a portion of the divisional council area of Bredasdorp-Swellendam were reconstituted together as the Overberg Regional Services Council (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4580 of 31 March 1989, Provincial Notice No 333 of 31 March 1989).

Town Clerk, Municipality Caledon

  • 3/CAL
  • Governmental body
  • 1840 - 2000

The Village Management Board of Caledon was established on 25 November 1839, under the provisions of Ordinance 9 of 1836.

The Municipality was constituted on 11 January 1884 under proclamation No 10 of 1884 in terms of the provisions of the Municipality Act of 1882.

The Municipality of Caledon ceased to exist from December 2000 when it amalgamated with Genadendal, Grabouw, Greyton, Riversonderend, Villiersdorp, Botriver and Tesselaarsdal to form the Theewaterskloof Municipality.