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The Village Management Board of Montagu was established on 12 January 1882 under Proclamation No 6 of 1882 in terms of the provisions of the Village Management Act of 1881.

The Municipality of Montagu was constituted on 25 January 1895 under Proclamation No 27 of 1895 in terms of the provisions of the Municipality Act of 1882.

In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Transitional Council of the Municipality of Montagu (established in terms of Proclamation No 16 of 30 September 1994) together with other municipalities was disestablished and the Breede River/Winelands (later Langeberg) Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 491, 22 September 2000). The Langeberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger Cape Winelands District Municipality.