Back Richtersveld Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Richtersveld (munisipyo) CEB Richtersveld Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Richtersveld Italian Richtersveld (gemeente) Dutch Richtersveld Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Richtersveld NSO Richtersveld (gmina) Polish Richtersveld Local Municipality Zulu
Richtersveld | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°45′S 17°00′E / 28.750°S 17.000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Seat | Port Nolloth |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Richard Leon Ambrosini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,608 km2 (3,710 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,982 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 13.1% |
| • Coloured | 76.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 87.0% |
| • Xhosa | 6.1% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC061 |
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]
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names