Richtersveld Local Municipality
Richtersveld | |
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Seal | |
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 (2022) | |
• Total | 24,235 |
| • Density | 2.522/km2 (6.533/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 14.6% |
| • Coloured | 73.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 10.6% |
| 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.