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Namakwa District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
126,836 km²

Black african population
  
6.8%

Province
  
Northern Cape

Seat
  
Springbok

Municipal code
  
DC6

White population
  
8.7%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
93.9%


Local municipalities
  
List Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma

Points of interest
  
Southern African Large Tel, Port Nolloth Museum, Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp, Skilpad & Namaqua NP Office, Hantam National Botanical

Destinations
  
Richtersveld, Sutherland, Tankwa Karoo National, Springbok, Port Nolloth

Namakwa is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. The majority of its 108,118 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC6.

Contents

Map of Namakwa, South Africa

Neighbours

Namakwa is surrounded by:

  • the republic of Namibia in the north
  • ZF Mgcawu (DC8) in the north-east
  • Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the east
  • Central Karoo (DC5) in the south-east
  • Cape Winelands (DC2) – in the south (formerly the Boland District Municipality)
  • West Coast (DC1) in the south-west
  • the Atlantic Ocean in the west

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    Election results

    Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
  • Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over

    • References

    Namakwa District Municipality Wikipedia
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