Nama Khoi

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Nama Khoi
Nama Khoi Local Municipality
Map of the Northern Cape with Nama Khoi highlighted (2016) .svg
Symbols
coat of arms
Coat of arms or logo
Motto
" !Gai Uiba Siseriba "
Basic data
Country South Africa
province North Cape
District Namakwa
Seat Springbok
surface 15,025 km²
Residents 47,041 (October 2011)
density 3.1 inhabitants per km²
key NC062
ISO 3166-2 ZA-NC
Website www.namakhoi.gov.za (English)
politics
mayor Lorenzo Faber

Coordinates: 29 ° 40 ′  S , 17 ° 53 ′  E

Nama Khoi ( English Nama Khoi Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the district of Namakwa in the South African province of Northern Cape . The seat of the local government is in Springbok . Mayor is Lorenzo Faber.

The local community was named in honor of the ancestors of the original population of the Namaqualand and therefore comes from the vocabulary of the Khoikhoi .

Localities

  • Bergsig
  • Bruinhoek
  • Buffelsrivier
  • Bulletrap
  • Carolusberg
  • Concordia
  • Goodhouse
  • Kleinzee
  • Komaggas

population

In 2011 the community had 47,041 inhabitants. 88.1% of these were colored , 6.6% white and 4.2% black. 93.2% Afrikaans and 1% each English and isiXhosa were spoken .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Nama Khoi Local Municipality (NC062) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
  2. ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
  3. ↑ 2011 census: Nama Khoi . accessed on August 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Statistics South Africa : Nama Khoi . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).