Namakwa District Municipality

District municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Namakwa
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°E / -30.500; 19.500
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
Seat	Springbok
Local municipalities	List Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mervin Cloete
Area
• Total	126,836 km (48,972 sq mi)
Population
• Total	115,842
• Density	0.91/km (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	6.8%
• Coloured	83.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	8.7%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	93.9%
• Tswana	1.7%
• Xhosa	1.5%
• English	1.2%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC6

The Namakwa District Municipality (Afrikaans: Namakwa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. As of 2011, a majority of its 108,118 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC6.

Geography

Neighbours

Namakwa is surrounded by:

the republic of Namibia in the north
ZF Mgcawu (DC8) in the north-east
Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the east
Central Karoo (DC5) in the south-east
Cape Winelands (DC2) – in the south (formerly the Boland District Municipality)
West Coast (DC1) in the south-west
the Atlantic Ocean in the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Nama Khoi	44 752	41.39%
Hantam	19 804	18.32%
Khâi-Ma	11 348	10.50%
Kamiesberg	10 743	9.94%
Karoo Hoogland	10 508	9.72%
Richtersveld	10 119	9.36%
Namaqualand	813	0.75%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Afrikaans	103,304	95.55%
Xhosa	1 595	1.48%
Tswana	1 211	1.12%
English	1 143	1.06%
Other	415	0.38%
Sotho	219	0.20%
Zulu	116	0.11%
Tsonga	26	0.02%
Northern Sotho	18	0.02%
Venda	16	0.01%
Swati	15	0.01%
Ndebele	9	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	54 651	50.55%
Male	53 467	49.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Coloured	90 713	83.90%
White	12 757	11.80%
Black African	4 523	4.18%
Indian/Asian	125	0.12%

Age

Age	Population	%
000–004	9 990	9.24%
005–009	10 690	9.89%
010–014	11 028	10.20%
015–019	9 809	9.07%
020–024	8 212	7.60%
025–029	8 367	7.74%
030–034	8 647	8.00%
035–039	8 086	7.48%
040–044	6 996	6.47%
045–049	6 387	5.91%
050–054	4 971	4.60%
055–059	4 232	3.91%
060–064	3 437	3.18%
065–069	2 671	2.47%
070–074	1 929	1.78%
075–079	1 216	1.12%
080–084	786	0.73%
085–089	453	0.42%
090–094	165	0.15%
095–099	43	0.04%
100 plus	3	0.00%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 70 397
Total votes: 44 220
Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	26 557	60.06%
Democratic Alliance	7 104	16.07%
New National Party	4 379	9.90%
Independent Democrats	4 216	9.53%
African Christian Democratic Party	867	1.96%
Freedom Front Plus	536	1.21%
Pan Africanist Congress	75	0.17%
United Democratic Movement	63	0.14%
United Christian Democratic Party	54	0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party	49	0.11%
NA	42	0.09%
EMSA	39	0.09%
PJC	38	0.09%
KISS	37	0.08%
Azanian People's Organisation	34	0.08%
CDP	28	0.06%
SOPA	27	0.06%
TOP	23	0.05%
NLP	20	0.05%
UF	18	0.04%
Minority Front	14	0.03%
Total	44 220	100.00%

References

"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

Official Website for Namakwa District Municipality

v t e Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Springbok
Hantam	Brandvlei Calvinia Loeriesfontein Nieuwoudtville	Namakwa District within South Africa
Kamiesberg	Garies Hondeklip Bay Kamieskroon Karkams Koingnaas Leliefontein Soebatsfontein Spoegrivier
Karoo Hoogland	Fraserburg Sutherland Williston
Khâi-Ma	Aggeneys Onseepkans Pella Pofadder
Nama Khoi	Buffelsrivier Concordia Goodhouse Grootmis Henkries Kleinzee Komaggas Nababeep Okiep Springbok Steinkopf Vioolsdrif
Richtersveld	Alexander Bay Eksteenfontein Kuboes Lekkersing Port Nolloth Sanddrif

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

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