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Richtersveld
Local municipality
Official seal of Richtersveld
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°45′S 17°00′E / 28.750°S 17.000°E / -28.750; 17.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatPort Nolloth
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRichard Leon Ambrosini
Area
 • Total9,608 km2 (3,710 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total11,982
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African13.1%
 • Coloured76.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans87.0%
 • Xhosa6.1%
 • English2.6%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC061

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

The municipality is named after Reverend W Richter, a Dutch missionary from the 20th century who opened a mission station in Kuboes.[4]

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

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