Namakwa District Municipality
| Namakwa | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°ECoordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| Seat | Springbok | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Hendrik Visser | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 115,842 | |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (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 | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC6 | |
Namakwa 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. The majority of its 108,118 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC6.
Namakwa is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.
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