Emthanjeni | |
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![]() Location in the Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 30°40′S 24°0′E / 30.667°S 24.000°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Seat | De Aar |
Wards | 8 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Boy Kenneth Markman |
Area | |
• Total | 13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 42,356 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 33.2% |
• Coloured | 57.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 8.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 70.3% |
• Xhosa | 23.8% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Other | 3.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC073 |
Website | emthanjeni |
Emthanjeni Municipality (Afrikaans: Emthanjeni Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Emthanjeni) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Emthanjeni is a Xhosa word meaning "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area.[3] It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat, De Aar.