Namakwa District Municipality

Namakwa
Official seal of Namakwa
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°E / -30.500; 19.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatSpringbok
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMervin Cloete
Area
 • Total126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total115,842
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African6.8%
 • Coloured83.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans93.9%
 • Tswana1.7%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • English1.2%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC6

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.

  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.