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Hantam
Local municipality
Official seal of Hantam
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E / 31.250°S 19.750°E / -31.250; 19.750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatCalvinia
Wards7
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRoger Nieldo Swartz (ANC)[1]
Area
 • Total36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total21,578
 • Density0.60/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African4.4%
 • Coloured82.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White12.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans96.7%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC065

Hantam Municipality (Afrikaans: Hantam Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Hantam is a Khoekhoe word that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the Hantam Mountains found in the area.[4]

  1. ^ "Hantam Municipality - About Us". Hantam Municipality. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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