Hantam Local Municipality
Hantam Municipality (Afrikaans: Hantam Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Hantam | |
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Local municipality | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Calvinia |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Roger Nieldo Swartz (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • 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 is a Khoekhoe word that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the Hantam Mountains found in the area.
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