Hantam Local Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hantam
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| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Hantam_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Northern Cape with Hantam highlighted (2011).svg
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| map_caption = Location in the Northern Cape
|coordinates = {{coord|31|15|S|19|45|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:200km|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Namakwa
| seat = Calvinia
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 7
| government_type = Municipal council
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Roger Nieldo Swartz (ANC){{Cite web |title=Hantam Municipality - About Us |url=https://www.hantam.gov.za/about/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Hantam Municipality |language=en-US}}
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| area_total_km2 = 36128
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC065__hantam/ |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=17 February 2025}}
| population_total = 22281
| population_as_of = 2022
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 1.4%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 87.5%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info3 = 10.5%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info1 = 96.7%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|English}}
| demographics2_info2 = 1.1%
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| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 2.2%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = NC065
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Hantam Municipality ({{langx|af|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.[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366 |title=Hantam Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}
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! Place !! Code !! Population !! Area (km2) | |||
Brandvlei | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366001 366001] | align=right| 2,859 | align=right| 29.3 |
Calvinia | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366005 366005] | align=right| 9,680 | align=right| 154.5 |
Loeriesfontein | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366003 366003] | align=right| 2,744 | align=right| 34.5 |
Nieuwoudtville | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366004 366004] | align=right| 2,093 | align=right| 26.3 |
Tankwa Karoo National Park | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366006 366006] | align=right| 28 | align=right| 267.9 |
Remainder | [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/366002 366002] | align=right| 4,175 | align=right| 35,615.7 |
colspan=2| Total | align=right| 21,578 | align=right| 36,128.0 |
Demographics
According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 22,281 people. Of these, 87.5% identified as "Coloured," 10.5% as "White," and 1.4% as "Black African."https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC065__hantam/
Finances
In the 2018/19 financial year, 78% of the council's expenditure was deemed unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful, down from 95% the previous year. At the end of the 2019 year, the council had a cash balance to cover its operating costs for ten days.{{Cite web |last=Kretzmann |first=Steve |date=2021-05-26 |title=Elections 2021: Despite scandals and huge wastage, the ANC council looks secure in Hantam |url=https://www.groundup.news/article/local-elections-anc-feeling-secure-hantam-municipality/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=GroundUp News |language=en}}
Politics
{{main|Hantam Local Municipality elections}}
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.{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Results Summary - All Ballots|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Detailed%20Results/NC/NC065.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Seat Calculation Detail|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NC/NC065.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}
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!colspan="9" align="center"| Hantam local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||
rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party | colspan="4" align="center"| Votes | colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
{{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}
| 3,660 | 3,637 | 7,297 | 44.5% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
{{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 2,322 | 2,359 | 4,681 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
{{Full party name with color |Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 602 | 623 | 1,225 | 7.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}}
| 604 | 587 | 1,191 | 7.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Full party name with color |Namakwa Civic Movement}}
| 338 | 390 | 728 | 4.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Full party name with color |Good (political party)}}
| 240 | 254 | 494 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Full party name with color |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}
| 144 | 216 | 360 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Full party name with color |Independent candidates}}
| 207 | – | 207 | 1.3% | 0 | – | 0 |
{{Full party name with color |Economic Freedom Fighters}}
| 75 | 82 | 157 | 1.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Full party name with color |African Christian Democratic Party}}
| 26 | 21 | 47 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 8,218 | 8,169 | 16,387 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
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colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes
| 8,218 | 8,169 | 16,387 | 98.0% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 161 | 172 | 333 | 2.0% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total votes cast
| 8,379 | 8,341 | 16,720 | ||||
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colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Voter turnout
| 8,393 | ||||||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Registered voters
| 13,732 | ||||||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Turnout percentage
| 61.1% |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.hantam.gov.za}}
{{Namakwa District Municipality}}
{{Municipalities of the Northern Cape}}
Category:Local municipalities of the Namakwa District Municipality