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Nama Khoi Local Municipality

Coordinates: 29°30′S 18°00′E / 29.500°S 18.000°E / -29.500; 18.000
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Nama Khoi
Local municipality
Official seal of Nama Khoi
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°30′S 18°00′E / 29.500°S 18.000°E / -29.500; 18.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatSpringbok
Wards9
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGustav Bock (NCM)
Area
 • Total
17,989 km2 (6,946 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
47,041
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African4.2%
 • Coloured88.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
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 • Afrikaans95.9%
 • Xhosa1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+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.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Bulletrap 364006 1.8 415
Carolusberg 364013 123.6 1,336
Concordia 364007 4.8 4,988
Goodhouse 364004 0.3 171
Kleinzee 364009 9.1 728
Kleinzee Mine 364008 160.2 3
Komaggas 364014 2.6 3,116
Kotzehoop 364001 9.3 467
Nababeep 364010 123.1 5,374
Okiep 364011 38.6 6,304
Springbok 364012 37.6 12,790
Steinkopf 364005 7.6 7,842
Vioolsdrif 364003 2.0 599
Remainder 364002 17,468.1 2,909
Total 17,988.6 47,041

Politics

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Main article: Nama Khoi Local Municipality elections

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
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 6,625 6,513 13,138 42.0% 7 0 7
Democratic Alliance 4,665 4,739 9,404 30.1% 1 4 5
Namakwa Civic Movement 3,229 3,290 6,519 20.8% 1 3 4
Freedom Front Plus 223 234 457 1.5% 0 1 1
Khoisan Revolution 213 225 438 1.4% 0 0 0
Good 145 147 292 0.9% 0 0 0
Patriotic Alliance 123 168 291 0.9% 0 0 0
Congress of the People 131 143 274 0.9% 0 0 0
Economic Freedom Fighters 115 120 235 0.8% 0 0 0
National Economic Fighters 132 – 132 0.4% 0 – 0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 34 31 65 0.2% 0 0 0
African Transformation Movement 1 19 20 0.1% 0 0 0
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 4 6 10 0.0% 0 0 0
Total 15,640 15,635 31,275 9 8 17
Valid votes 15,640 15,635 31,275 98.9%
Spoilt votes 174 179 353 1.1%
Total votes cast 15,814 15,814 31,628
Voter turnout 15,814
Registered voters 29,072
Turnout percentage 54.4%

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "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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