Emthanjeni
| Emthanjeni Emthanjeni Local Municipality |
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Motto "Semper Progressus" 'Always keep going' |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | North Cape | |
| District | Pixley Ka Seme | |
| Seat | De Aar | |
| surface | 11,390 km² | |
| Residents | 42,356 (October 2011) | |
| density | 3.7 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | NC073 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | |
| Website | www.emthanjeni.co.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Sipho Thomas Sthonga | |
Coordinates: 30 ° 39 ′ S , 24 ° 1 ′ E
Emthanjeni (also: Enthanjeni ; English Emthanjeni Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Pixley Ka Seme district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in De Aar . Mayor is Sipho Thomas Sthonga.
Enthanjeni is the isiXhosa word for “Ader”, the same is also the name De Aar means in Afrikaans . The population is supplied with water from the subsurface through the use of existing water veins.
Localities
- Barcelona
- Britstown
- De Aar
- Hanover
- Happy Valley
- Kareenville
- Leeuwenhof
- Louisville
- Mziwabantu
- New Bright
- Nompumelelo
- Nonzwakazi
- Proteaville
- Rantsig
- Sunrise
- Waterdale
population
In 2011 the community had 42,356 inhabitants. Of these, 57.7% were colored , 33.3% black and 8% white. The speakers were 68.9% Afrikaans, 23.4% IsiXhosa and 2.3% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Emthanjeni . accessed on August 21, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Emthanjeni . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).