ǃKheis
| ǃKheis ǃKheis Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | North Cape | |
| District | ZF Mgcawu | |
| Seat | Groblershoop | |
| surface | 6436 km² | |
| Residents | 16,637 (October 2011) | |
| density | 2.6 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | NC084 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | |
| Website | www.kheis.co.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Andries Leon Diergaardt | |
Coordinates: 28 ° 54 ′ S , 21 ° 59 ′ E
ǃKheis ( English ǃKheis Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the ZF Mgcawu district of the South African province of North Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in Groblershoop . Mayor is Andries Leon Diergaardt.
ǃKheis is the Khoi word for “a place to live” or “home”. The Khoi were the first permanent residents of the area.
Localities
- Boegoeberg
- Gannaput
- Groblershoop
- Grootdrink
- Wegdraai
population
In 2011 the community had 16,637 inhabitants. Of these, 85.4% were colored , 6.9% black, 5.4% white and 1% Indian or Asian. The spoken language was 92.9% Afrikaans, 1.8% Setswana and 1.1% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa :! Kheis Local Municipality (NC084) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census :! Kheis . accessed on August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : ! Kheis . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).