Hantam Municipality () 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. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Population Area (km2) Brandvlei 366001 2,859 29.3 Calvinia 366005 9,680 154.5 Loeriesfontein 366003 2,744 34.5 Nieuwoudtville 366004 2,093 26.3 Tankwa Karoo National Park 366006 28 267.9 Remainder 366002 4,175 35,615.7 Total 21,578 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."
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.
Politics
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. Hantam local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 3,660 3,637 7,297 44.5% 5 1 6 2,322 2,359 4,681 28.6% 2 2 4 602 623 1,225 7.5% 0 1 1 604 587 1,191 7.3% 0 1 1 338 390 728 4.4% 0 1 1 240 254 494 3.0% 0 0 0 144 216 360 2.2% 0 0 0 207 – 207 1.3% 0 – 0 75 82 157 1.0% 0 0 0 26 21 47 0.3% 0 0 0 Total 8,218 8,169 16,387 7 6 13 Valid votes 8,218 8,169 16,387 98.0% Spoilt votes 161 172 333 2.0% Total votes cast 8,379 8,341 16,720 Voter turnout 8,393 Registered voters 13,732 Turnout percentage 61.1%
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