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ǃKheis
Local municipality
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Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E / -29.250; 21.667
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Seat	Groblershoop
Wards	6
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Paul Vries
Area
• Total	11,107 km (4,288 sq mi)
Population
• Total	16,637
• Density	1.5/km (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	6.9%
• Coloured	85.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	5.4%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	94.5%
• Tswana	1.9%
• English	1.1%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC084
Website	www.kheis.co.za

ǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.

Economy

As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
8. Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.

External links

• Official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Upington
Dawid Kruiper	Askham Klein Mier Louisvale Noenieput Philandersbron Rietfontein Upington
Kai !Garib	Augrabies Kakamas Keimoes Kenhardt Marchand Nakop Riemvasmaak
Kgatelopele	Daniëlskuil Lime Acres Owendale
!Kheis	Gannaput Groblershoop Grootdrink Putsonderwater Wegdraai
Tsantsabane	Postmasburg

v t e Municipalities of the Northern Cape
Namakwa District	Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Pixley ka Seme District	Ubuntu Umsobomvu Emthanjeni Kareeberg Renosterberg Thembelihle Siyathemba Siyancuma
ZF Mgcawu District	Dawid Kruiper Kai ǃGarib ǃKheis Tsantsabane Kgatelopele
Frances Baard District	Sol Plaatje Dikgatlong Magareng Phokwane
John Taolo Gaetsewe District	Joe Morolong Ga-Segonyana Gamagara
List of municipalities in the Northern Cape

• Local municipalities of the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality