Emthanjeni Local Municipality
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 (2022) | |
• Total | 46,587 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 32.0% |
| • Coloured | 59.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 7.3% |
| 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 |
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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. It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat, De Aar.