Namakwa District Municipality

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
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
Seat	Springbok
Local municipalities	List Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mervin Cloete
Area
• Total	126,836 km^2 (48,972 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	115,842
• Density	0.91/km^2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	6.8%
• Coloured	83.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	8.7%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	93.9%
• Tswana	1.7%
• Xhosa	1.5%
• English	1.2%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC6

Geography

Neighbours

A sign along the border of Namakwa with the Western Cape, welcoming drivers coming up R354

Namakwa is surrounded by:

• the republic of Namibia in the north
• ZF Mgcawu (DC8) in the north-east
• Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the east
• Central Karoo (DC5) in the south-east
• Cape Winelands (DC2) – in the south (formerly the Boland District Municipality)
• West Coast (DC1) in the south-west
• the Atlantic Ocean in the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Nama Khoi	44 752	41.39%
Hantam	19 804	18.32%
Khâi-Ma	11 348	10.50%
Kamiesberg	10 743	9.94%
Karoo Hoogland	10 508	9.72%
Richtersveld	10 119	9.36%
Namaqualand	813	0.75%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Afrikaans	103,304	95.55%
Xhosa	1 595	1.48%
Tswana	1 211	1.12%
English	1 143	1.06%
Other	415	0.38%
Sotho	219	0.20%
Zulu	116	0.11%
Tsonga	26	0.02%
Northern Sotho	18	0.02%
Venda	16	0.01%
Swati	15	0.01%
Ndebele	9	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	54 651	50.55%
Male	53 467	49.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Coloured	90 713	83.90%
White	12 757	11.80%
Black African	4 523	4.18%
Indian/Asian	125	0.12%

Age

Age	Population	%
000–004	9 990	9.24%
005–009	10 690	9.89%
010–014	11 028	10.20%
015–019	9 809	9.07%
020–024	8 212	7.60%
025–029	8 367	7.74%
030–034	8 647	8.00%
035–039	8 086	7.48%
040–044	6 996	6.47%
045–049	6 387	5.91%
050–054	4 971	4.60%
055–059	4 232	3.91%
060–064	3 437	3.18%
065–069	2 671	2.47%
070–074	1 929	1.78%
075–079	1 216	1.12%
080–084	786	0.73%
085–089	453	0.42%
090–094	165	0.15%
095–099	43	0.04%
100 plus	3	0.00%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
• Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	26 557	60.06%
Democratic Alliance	7 104	16.07%
New National Party	4 379	9.90%
Independent Democrats	4 216	9.53%
African Christian Democratic Party	867	1.96%
Freedom Front Plus	536	1.21%
Pan Africanist Congress	75	0.17%
United Democratic Movement	63	0.14%
United Christian Democratic Party	54	0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party	49	0.11%
NA	42	0.09%
EMSA	39	0.09%
PJC	38	0.09%
KISS	37	0.08%
Azanian People's Organisation	34	0.08%
CDP	28	0.06%
SOPA	27	0.06%
TOP	23	0.05%
NLP	20	0.05%
UF	18	0.04%
Minority Front	14	0.03%
Total	44 220	100.00%

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

• Official Website for Namakwa District Municipality