Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
Khâi-Ma | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E / 29.500°S 19.250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Pofadder |
| Wards | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Lindie Bruintjies-Groenewald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,465 |
| • Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.6% |
| • Coloured | 75.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 83.3% |
| • Tswana | 10.9% |
| • Xhosa | 2.2% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC067 |
Khâi-Ma is an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa. Khai-Ma is a Khoi word meaning "to stand up".[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggeneys | 368006 | 205.7 | 2,262 |
| Onseepkans | 368001 | 27.7 | 2,090 |
| Pella | 368004 | 477.8 | 2,470 |
| Pofadder | 368005 | 162.1 | 3,287 |
| Witbank | 368003 | 0.4 | 210 |
| Remainder | 368002 | 15,754.2 | 2,148 |
| Total | 16,628.0 | 12,465 | |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 four 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: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Khai-Ma Onafhanklike Kandidate Koalisie" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Die Forum" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 2,328 | 2,362 | 4,690 | 57.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| DA | 1,011 | 991 | 2,002 | 24.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| COPE | 272 | 279 | 551 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Khai-Ma Onafhanklike Kandidate Koalisie | 279 | 245 | 524 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Die Forum | 124 | 113 | 237 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EFF | 50 | 79 | 129 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 49 | 48 | 97 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,113 | 4,117 | 8,230 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Khâi-Ma Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Khâi-Ma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Khâi-Ma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Springbok | ||
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| Kamiesberg | ||
| Karoo Hoogland | ||
| Khâi-Ma | ||
| Nama Khoi | ||
| Richtersveld | ||
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