Hantam Local Municipality
Hantam | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E / 31.250°S 19.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Calvinia |
| Wards | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Magdeline Dyers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,578 |
| • Density | 0.60/km2 (1.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.4% |
| • Coloured | 82.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 12.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 96.7% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC065 |
Hantam is an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa.
Hatam is a Khoi name that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the Hantam Mountains found in the area.[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Population | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandvlei | 366001 | 2,859 | 29.3 |
| Calvinia | 366005 | 9,680 | 154.5 |
| Loeriesfontein | 366003 | 2,744 | 34.5 |
| Nieuwoudtville | 366004 | 2,093 | 26.3 |
| Tankwa Karoo National Park | 366006 | 28 | 267.9 |
| Remainder | 366002 | 4,175 | 35,615.7 |
| Total | 21,578 | 36,128.0 | |
Politics
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EC8713;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Khoisan Revolution" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Hantam Ontwikkelings Forum" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 4,166 | 4,222 | 8,388 | 48.8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| DA | 3,163 | 3,201 | 6,364 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| COPE | 354 | 349 | 703 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 321 | 319 | 640 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 382 | – | 382 | 2.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 154 | 177 | 331 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EFF | 102 | 98 | 200 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hantam Ontwikkelings Forum | 85 | 104 | 189 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,727 | 8,470 | 17,197 | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Spoilt votes | 87 | 163 | 250 | |||||
In a by-election held on 7 August 2019, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by the ANC candidate. Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" || Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| DA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Hantam Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hantam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Hantam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Springbok | ||
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| Nama Khoi | ||
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