Ubuntu Local Municipality
Ubuntu Municipality (Afrikaans: Ubuntu Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ubuntu) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Victoria West. Other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.
Ubuntu
Oeboentoe, in Afrikaans orthography | |
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Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′S 23°00′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Victoria West |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Amelia Kweleta (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,389 km2 (7,872 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,601 |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 21.3% |
| • Coloured | 69.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 7.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 82.7% |
| • Xhosa | 12.5% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC071 |
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