Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
Khâi-Ma Municipality (Afrikaans: Khâi-Ma Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Khâi-Ma) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up".
Khâi-Ma | |
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Local municipality | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Pofadder |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Lindie Bruintjies-Groenewald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,465 |
| • Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.6% |
| • Coloured | 75.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 83.3% |
| • Tswana | 10.9% |
| • Xhosa | 2.2% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC067 |
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