Namakwa District Municipality
Namakwa | |
|---|---|
Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Springbok |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mervin Cloete |
| Area | |
• Total | 126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 115,842 |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 6.8% |
| • Coloured | 83.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 93.9% |
| • Tswana | 1.7% |
| • Xhosa | 1.5% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC6 |
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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.