Nama Khoi Local Municipality

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Nama Khoi
Local municipality
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Seal
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Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°30′S18°00′E / 29.500°S 18.000°E / -29.500; 18.000
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Namakwa
Seat Springbok
Wards 9
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorGustav Bock (NCM)
Area
 • Total17,989 km2 (6,946 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total47,041
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 4.2%
 •  Coloured 88.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.5%
 •  White 6.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Afrikaans 95.9%
 •  Xhosa 1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC062

Nama Khoi Municipality (Afrikaans : Nama Khoi Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Springbok.

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bulletrap 364006 1.8415
Carolusberg 364013 123.61,336
Concordia 364007 4.84,988
Goodhouse 364004 0.3171
Kleinzee 364009 9.1728
Kleinzee Mine 364008 160.23
Komaggas 364014 2.63,116
Kotzehoop 364001 9.3467
Nababeep 364010 123.15,374
Okiep 364011 38.66,304
Springbok 364012 37.612,790
Steinkopf 364005 7.67,842
Vioolsdrif 364003 2.0599
Remainder 364002 17,468.12,909
Total17,988.647,041

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 on the council. [4] [5] The Democratic Alliance and the Namakwa Civic Movement formed a coalition to govern the municipality,

Nama Khoi local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 6,6256,51313,13842.0%707
Democratic Alliance 4,6654,7399,40430.1%145
Namakwa Civic Movement 3,2293,2906,51920.8%134
Freedom Front Plus 2232344571.5%011
Khoisan Revolution2132254381.4%000
Good 1451472920.9%000
Patriotic Alliance 1231682910.9%000
Congress of the People 1311432740.9%000
Economic Freedom Fighters 1151202350.8%000
National Economic Fighters132–1320.4%0–0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 3431650.2%000
African Transformation Movement 119200.1%000
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization46100.0%000
Total15,64015,63531,2759817
Valid votes15,64015,63531,27598.9%
Spoilt votes 1741793531.1%
Total votes cast15,81415,81431,628
Voter turnout15,814
Registered voters29,072
Turnout percentage54.4%

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nama Khoi Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  4. ↑ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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