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Namakwa District Municipality

The Namakwa District Municipality () is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. As of 2011, a majority of its 108,118 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC6.

Community-based climate-adaptation projects in the district have been supported through the Community Adaptation Small Grants Facility, with Conservation South Africa serving as the Namakwa facilitating agency.

Geography

Neighbours

Namakwa is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
  • Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over

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