Hantam
| Hantam Hantam Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | North Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Calvinia |
| surface | 27,968 km² |
| Residents | 21,578 (October 2011) |
| density | 0.8 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NC065 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC |
| Website | www.hantam.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Roger Swartz |
Coordinates: 31 ° 28 ′ S , 19 ° 46 ′ E
Hantam ( English Hantam Local Municipality , formerly Calvinia ) is a local community in the Namakwa district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in Calvinia . Mayor is Roger Nieldo Swartz (ANC).
The community name is the Khoi word for "mountains where the onions grow". It was named after the Hantam Mountains .
Localities
The following localities belong to the municipality:
population
In 2011 the community had 21,578 inhabitants. 82.2% of these were colored , 12.1% white and 4.4% black. 93.1% Afrikaans, 1% English and 0.6% isiXhosa were spoken .
Attractions
The Hantam National Botanical Garden is located near Nieuwoudtville .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Hantam Local Municipality (NC065) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ^ Hantam Local Municipality: About . on www.hantam.gov.za (English)
- ↑ 2011 census: Hantam . accessed on August 11, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Hantam . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).