Nama Khoi Local Municipality

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.

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
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatSpringbok
Wards9
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGustav Bock
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 African4.2%
 • Coloured88.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans95.9%
 • Xhosa1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC062

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bulletrap3640061.8415
Carolusberg364013123.61,336
Concordia3640074.84,988
Goodhouse3640040.3171
Kleinzee3640099.1728
Kleinzee Mine364008160.23
Komaggas3640142.63,116
Kotzehoop3640019.3467
Nababeep364010123.15,374
Okiep36401138.66,304
Springbok36401237.612,790
Steinkopf3640057.67,842
Vioolsdrif3640032.0599
Remainder36400217,468.12,909
Total17,988.647,041

Politics
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
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 Revolution 2132254381.4%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 Fighters 132–1320.4%0–0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 3431650.2%000
African Transformation Movement 119200.1%000
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 46100.0%000
Total 15,64015,63531,2759817
Valid votes 15,64015,63531,27598.9%
Spoilt votes 1741793531.1%
Total votes cast 15,81415,81431,628
Voter turnout 15,814
Registered voters 29,072
Turnout percentage 54.4%

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. "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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