Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

Khâi-Ma is an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa. Khai-Ma is a Khoi word meaning "to stand up".[4]

Khâi-Ma
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatPofadder
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLindie Bruintjies-Groenewald
Area
 • Total16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,465
 • Density0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African17.6%
 • Coloured75.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White6.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans83.3%
 • Tswana10.9%
 • Xhosa2.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC067

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Aggeneys368006205.72,262
Onseepkans36800127.72,090
Pella368004477.82,470
Pofadder368005162.13,287
Witbank3680030.4210
Remainder36800215,754.22,148
Total16,628.012,465

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 2,3282,3624,69057.0404
Democratic Alliance 1,0119912,00224.3022
Congress of the People 2722795516.7011
Khai-Ma Onafhanklike Kandidate Koalisie 2792455246.4000
Die Forum 1241132372.9000
Economic Freedom Fighters 50791291.6000
Freedom Front Plus 4948971.2000
Total 4,1134,1178,230100.0437
Spoilt votes 000

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. "Khâi-Ma Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Khâi-Ma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Khâi-Ma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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