Kamiesberg
| Kamiesberg Kamiesberg Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | North Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Garies |
| surface | 11,742 km² |
| Residents | 10,187 (October 2011) |
| density | 0.9 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NC064 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC |
| Website | www.kamiesberg.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Susarah Nero |
Coordinates: 30 ° 33 ′ S , 17 ° 59 ′ E
Kamiesberg ( English Kamiesberg Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Namakwa district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in Garies . Mayor is Susarah Nero.
The community name is made up of the Khoi word for "fog" and the Afrikaans word for "mountain", hence the meaning as "fog mountain". The original spelling was Xheimes .
Localities
- Garies
- Hondeklipbaai
- Kamassies
- Kamieskroon
- Karkams
- Kheis
- Klipfontein
- Koingnaas
- Leliefontein
- Nourivier
- Paulshoek
- Soebatsfontein
- Spoegrivier
- Tweerivier
population
In 2011 the community had 10,187 inhabitants. Of these, 85.6% were colored , 8.1% white and 5.3% black. 91.8% Afrikaans and 0.9% English were spoken.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Kamiesberg Local Municipality (NC064) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Kamiesberg . accessed on August 11, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Kamiesberg . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).