Greater Kokstad
| Greater Kokstad Greater Kokstad Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Harry Gwala | |
| Seat | Kokstad | |
| surface | 2680 km² | |
| Residents | 65,981 (October 2011) | |
| density | 25 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | KZN433 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
| Website | www.kokstad.org.za (English) | |
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| mayor | BM Mtolo | |
| Political party | African National Congress | |
Coordinates: 30 ° 33 ' S , 29 ° 25' E
Greater Kokstad ( English Greater Kokstad Local Municipality ) is a municipality in the Harry Gwala district , KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of the municipal administration is Kokstad . TN Jojozi is the mayor. The ANC has the majority in the local council.
The community and town are named after the Griqua leader Adam Kok III, who lived here in 1863. In 2011 the population was 65,981 in a total area of 2,680 square kilometers.
The only town in the municipality is Kokstad.
population
In 2011 the community had 65,981 inhabitants. 87.1% of them were black, 8.2% colored , 3.3% white and 1.1% Indian or Asian .
The first language was 69.5% IsiXhosa , 8.6% English, 7.4% IsiZulu , 6.8% Afrikaans and 4.2% Sesotho . The community thus had a very different pattern from the rest of the province, in which the Zulu language dominates.
Parks and nature reserves
Web links
- Side of the community. on www.kokstad.org.za (English)
- The Local Government Handbook: Greater Kokstad Local Municipality (KZN433) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- Top Business Portfolio: Greater Kokstad Local Municipality - The Regional Service Center . on www.kzntopbusiness.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Greater Kokstad at localgovernment.co.za (English), accessed on January 3, 2016
- ^ The Local Government Handbook - A complete guide to municipalities in South Africa. Greater Kokstad Local Municipality (KZN433). Yes! Media, accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=greater-kokstad-municipality