ǃKheis Local Municipality
ǃKheis | |
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Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Groblershoop |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Paul Vries |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 21,954 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 4.5% |
| • Coloured | 90.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 4.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 94.5% |
| • Tswana | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC084 |
| Website | www |
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ǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.