Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
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Khâi-Ma Municipality (Afrikaans: Khâi-Ma Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Khâi-Ma) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up".[4]
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Khâi-Ma | |
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Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Namakwa |
Seat | Pofadder |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Lindie Bruintjies-Groenewald |
Area | |
• Total | 16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 12,465 |
• Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 17.6% |
• Coloured | 75.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 6.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 83.3% |
• Tswana | 10.9% |
• Xhosa | 2.2% |
• English | 1.2% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC067 |
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