This is Beaufort West, where the gorgeous blue sky meets the endless landscape to create one perfect canvas after another. Better known as Home to the residents of Merweville, Murraysburg, Nelspoort and more. The Beaufort West Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Central Karoo District in the Western Cape Province. It is bordered by the Northern Cape to the north and west, Prince Albert to the south, and the Eastern Cape to the east. It is the largest municipality of three in the district, making up more than half its geographical area. Beaufort West is the oldest municipality in South Africa. The new district was proclaimed on 27 November 1818. The then governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset, named the town and district ‘Beaufort' in honor of his father, the 5th Duke of Beaufort.