Emthanjeni Local Municipality

Emthanjeni
Official seal of Emthanjeni
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°40′S 24°0′E / 30.667°S 24.000°E / -30.667; 24.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatDe Aar
Wards8
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBoy Kenneth Markman
Area
 • Total13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total42,356
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African33.2%
 • Coloured57.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White8.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans70.3%
 • Xhosa23.8%
 • English2.3%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC073
Websiteemthanjeni.co.za

Emthanjeni Municipality (Afrikaans: Emthanjeni Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Emthanjeni) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Emthanjeni is a Xhosa word meaning "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area.[3] It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat, De Aar.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names