Thembelihle | |
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![]() Location in the Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 29°45′S 23°45′E / 29.750°S 23.750°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Seat | Hopetown |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Leonard Makena[1] (EFF) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,023 km2 (3,098 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 15,701 |
• Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 15.2% |
• Coloured | 70.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 13.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 90.4% |
• Xhosa | 5.1% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Tswana | 1.3% |
• Other | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC076 |
Thembelihle Municipality (Afrikaans: Thembelihle Munisipaliteit), formerly known as Oranje-Karoo Municipality, is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Thembelihle is a Xhosa word meaning "good hope".[5]