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| | Armoria civica - Beaufort West |
 | | Following the local government elections of 2000, Beaufort West was constituted (including the rural area previously administered by the Beaufort West Divisional Council) as the Beaufort West Local Municipality, part of the Central Karoo District Municipality. |
 | | Beaufort West was never as important a centre of the ostrich feather trade as Oudtshoorn or Port Elizabeth, but its farmers grew wealthy out of the trade, which has revived in the late 20th century. |
 | | Beaufort West had the distinction of becoming, on 3 February 1837, the first municipality in South Africa, under the ordinance of September 1836. |
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