Hantam | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E / 31.250°S 19.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Calvinia |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Roger Nieldo Swartz (ANC)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 21,578 |
| • Density | 0.60/km2 (1.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.4% |
| • Coloured | 82.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 12.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 96.7% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC065 |
Hantam Municipality (Afrikaans: Hantam Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Hantam is a Khoekhoe word that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the Hantam Mountains found in the area.[4]
- ^ "Hantam Municipality - About Us". Hantam Municipality. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names