Karoo Hoogland
| Karoo Hoogland Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | North Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Williston |
| surface | 32,274 km² |
| Residents | 12,588 (October 2011) |
| density | 0.4 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NC066 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC |
| Website | www.karoohoogland.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | VC Wentzel |
Coordinates: 31 ° 55 ′ S , 21 ° 30 ′ E
Karoo Hoogland ( English Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Namakwa district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The local government office is in Williston . Mayor is Veruschska C. Wentzel.
The community name is made up of the Khoi word for hard / dry and the Afrikaans word for highlands . The arid area lies at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,200 meters above sea level.
Cities
population
In 2011 the community had 12,588 inhabitants. 78.9% of them were colored , 14.6% white and 5.5% black. 90.2% Afrikaans, 1.2% English and 0.8% IsiXhosa were spoken .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality (NC066) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Karoo Hoogland . accessed on August 18, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Karoo Hoogland . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).