Khâi-ma
| Khâi-Ma Khâi-Ma Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | North Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Pofadder |
| surface | 8332 km² |
| Residents | 12,465 (October 2011) |
| density | 1.5 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NC067 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC |
| Website | www.khaima.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Pasqueline van Heerden |
Coordinates: 29 ° 7 ′ S , 19 ° 23 ′ E
Khâi-Ma ( English Khâi-Ma 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 Pofadder . Mayor is Pasqueline van Heerden.
The community name is a Khoi word meaning "get up". The residents of the community have been disadvantaged in the past and their goal is to assert themselves in the future.
Localities
population
In 2011 the community had 12,465 inhabitants. 75.1% of these were colored , 17.6% black and 6% white. 81.3% Afrikaans, 10.7 % Setswana , 2.2% isiXhosa and 1.2% English were spoken.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Khai-Ma Local Municipality (NC067) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Khâi-Ma . accessed on August 18, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Khai-Ma . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).