▁Th emb el ih le ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Fre edom ▁F igh ters ▁( E FF ) ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁including ▁a ▁p ledge ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁status ▁of ▁O ran ia , ▁if ▁elected ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁municipality . ▁After ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁O ran ia , ▁Th emb el ih le ▁mayor , ▁and ▁E FF ▁candidate , ▁D anny ▁Jon as ▁said ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁while ▁working ▁together ▁with ▁O ran ia ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁Th emb el ih le . ▁The ▁party ▁ultimately ▁won ▁ 1 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁vote . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁semi - ar id . ▁O ran ia ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N ama ▁Kar oo ▁bi ome , ▁and ▁receives ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁a ▁year . ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁trees ▁have ▁been ▁plant ed ▁in ▁O ran ia ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁far ml ands . ▁Pro s pective ▁residents ▁are ▁war ned ▁of ▁the ▁inc lement ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁with ▁extreme ▁temperature ▁differences ▁between ▁summer ▁and ▁winter . ▁ ▁The ▁veget ation ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁includes ▁k are e ▁and ▁wit k are e ▁trees , ▁bl ink bla ar - w ag - ’ n - b iet j ie , ▁wit gat ▁and ▁S weet ▁th orn ▁trees . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Sub div isions ▁and ▁architecture ▁ ▁O ran ia ▁has ▁three