Hantam Local Municipality
Hantam | |
---|---|
| |
Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E / 31.250°S 19.750°ECoordinates: 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 | Magdeline Dyers |
Area | |
• Total | 36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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 an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa.
Hatam is a Khoi name that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the found in the area.[4]
Main places[]
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
Place | Code | Population | Area (km2) |
---|---|---|---|
Brandvlei | 366001 | 2,859 | 29.3 |
Calvinia | 366005 | 9,680 | 154.5 |
Loeriesfontein | 366003 | 2,744 | 34.5 |
Nieuwoudtville | 366004 | 2,093 | 26.3 |
Tankwa Karoo National Park | 366006 | 28 | 267.9 |
Remainder | 366002 | 4,175 | 35,615.7 |
Total | 21,578 | 36,128.0 |
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
Hantam local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
African National Congress | 3,660 | 3,637 | 7,297 | 44.5% | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,322 | 2,359 | 4,681 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 602 | 623 | 1,225 | 7.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 604 | 587 | 1,191 | 7.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Namakwa Civic Movement | 338 | 390 | 728 | 4.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Good | 240 | 254 | 494 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 144 | 216 | 360 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 207 | – | 207 | 1.3% | 0 | – | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 75 | 82 | 157 | 1.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 26 | 21 | 47 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8,218 | 8,169 | 16,387 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
Valid votes | 8,218 | 8,169 | 16,387 | 98.0% | ||||
Spoilt votes | 161 | 172 | 333 | 2.0% | ||||
Total votes cast | 8,379 | 8,341 | 16,720 | |||||
Voter turnout | 8,393 | |||||||
Registered voters | 13,732 | |||||||
Turnout percentage | 61.1% |
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Hantam Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links[]
- Local municipalities of the Namakwa District Municipality