Namakwa District Municipality

The Namakwa District Municipality (Afrikaans: Namakwa-distriksmunisipaliteit) 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. As of 2011, a majority of its 108,118 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC6.

Namakwa
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
Seat	Springbok
Local municipalities	List Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mervin Cloete
Area
• Total	126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	115,842
• Density	0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Coloured	83.2%
• White	8.7%
• Black African	6.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	93.9%
• Tswana	1.7%
• Xhosa	1.5%
• English	1.2%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC6

Geography

Neighbours

A sign along the border of Namakwa with the Western Cape, welcoming drivers coming up R354

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:

Local municipality	Population	%
Nama Khoi	44 752	41.39%
Hantam	19 804	18.32%
Khâi-Ma	11 348	10.50%
Kamiesberg	10 743	9.94%
Karoo Hoogland	10 508	9.72%
Richtersveld	10 119	9.36%
Namaqualand	813	0.75%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Afrikaans	103,304	95.55%
Xhosa	1 595	1.48%
Tswana	1 211	1.12%
English	1 143	1.06%
Other	415	0.38%
Sotho	219	0.20%
Zulu	116	0.11%
Tsonga	26	0.02%
Northern Sotho	18	0.02%
Venda	16	0.01%
Swati	15	0.01%
Ndebele	9	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	54 651	50.55%
Male	53 467	49.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Coloured	90 713	83.90%
White	12 757	11.80%
Black African	4 523	4.18%
Indian/Asian	125	0.12%

Age

Age	Population	%
000–004	9 990	9.24%
005–009	10 690	9.89%
010–014	11 028	10.20%
015–019	9 809	9.07%
020–024	8 212	7.60%
025–029	8 367	7.74%
030–034	8 647	8.00%
035–039	8 086	7.48%
040–044	6 996	6.47%
045–049	6 387	5.91%
050–054	4 971	4.60%
055–059	4 232	3.91%
060–064	3 437	3.18%
065–069	2 671	2.47%
070–074	1 929	1.78%
075–079	1 216	1.12%
080–084	786	0.73%
085–089	453	0.42%
090–094	165	0.15%
095–099	43	0.04%
100 plus	3	0.00%

Politics

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

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	26 557	60.06%
Democratic Alliance	7 104	16.07%
New National Party	4 379	9.90%
Independent Democrats	4 216	9.53%
African Christian Democratic Party	867	1.96%
Freedom Front Plus	536	1.21%
Pan Africanist Congress	75	0.17%
United Democratic Movement	63	0.14%
United Christian Democratic Party	54	0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party	49	0.11%
NA	42	0.09%
EMSA	39	0.09%
PJC	38	0.09%
KISS	37	0.08%
Azanian People's Organisation	34	0.08%
CDP	28	0.06%
SOPA	27	0.06%
TOP	23	0.05%
NLP	20	0.05%
UF	18	0.04%
Minority Front	14	0.03%
Total	44 220	100.00%