Kgalagadi District Municipality

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Kgalagadi District Municipality
, South Africa {{{PAGENAME}}}:location
Municipal code DC45
Area km²
Seat Kuruman
Neighbours
Mayor
Population 176 899 (/km²)
Habitations (/km²)
Racial makeup
Home languages Setswana
Official website

Kgalagadi is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Kgalagadi is Kuruman. The majority of its 176 899 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC45.

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

Kgalagadi is surrounded by:

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:


Local municipality Population %
Moshaweng 84 099 47.54%
Ga-Segonyana 70 390 39.79%
Gamagara 16 175 9.14%
Kalahari 6 231 3.52%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.


Language Population %
Setswana 151 654 85.73%
Afrikaans 20 401 11.53%
IsiXhosa 1 575 0.89%
Sesotho 737 0.42%
English 735 0.42%
Other 447 0.25%
Sepedi 429 0.24%
IsiZulu 353 0.20%
SiSwati 183 0.10%
IsiNdebele 167 0.09%
Xitsonga 151 0.09%
Tshivenda 63 0.04%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Female 92 689 52.40%
Male 84 210 47.60%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 157 091 88.80%
Coloured 10 358 5.86%
White 9 352 5.29%
Indian/Asian 98 0.06%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 20 967 11.85%
005 - 009 22 647 12.80%
010 - 014 23 651 13.37%
015 - 019 20 824 11.77%
020 - 024 15 475 8.75%
025 - 029 12 234 6.92%
030 - 034 10 885 6.15%
035 - 039 10 267 5.80%
040 - 044 9 643 5.45%
045 - 049 7 655 4.33%
050 - 054 5 883 3.33%
055 - 059 4 649 2.63%
060 - 064 3 726 2.11%
065 - 069 3 133 1.77%
070 - 074 2 235 1.26%
075 - 079 1 431 0.81%
080 - 084 964 0.54%
085 - 089 379 0.21%
090 - 094 165 0.09%
095 - 099 63 0.04%
100 plus 23 0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Kgalagadi in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 96 783 [54.71% of total population]
  • Total votes: 65 198 [36.86% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 67.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 51 456 78.92%
United Christian Democratic Party 6 763 10.37%
Democratic Alliance 2 687 4.12%
Independent Democrats 1 084 1.66%
African Christian Democratic Party 790 1.21%
New National Party 690 1.06%
Freedom Front Plus 585 0.90%
Pan African Congress 267 0.41%
Azanian People's Organisation 212 0.33%
United Democratic Movement 161 0.25%
Inkhata Freedom Party 97 0.15%
EMSA 81 0.12%
NA 57 0.09%
CDP 57 0.09%
SOPA 54 0.08%
PJC 40 0.06%
TOP 36 0.06%
UF 35 0.05%
NLP 17 0.03%
Minority Front 15 0.02%
KISS 14 0.02%
Total 65 198 100.00%


[edit] References



edit Northern Cape Province of South Africa Northern Cape Coat of Arms
Capital Kimberley
Regions Kalahari Desert | Namaqualand
Cities Kimberley
Largest towns Kuruman | Upington | De Aar | Orania | Garies | Griquatown
Municipalities District: Namakwa | Karoo | Siyanda | Frances Baard | Kgalagadi
Local: Benede Oranje | Bo Karoo | Diamondfields | Dikgatlong | Emthanjeni | Gamagara | Ga-Segonyana | Hantam | Kai-Garib | Kalahari | Kamiesberg | Kareeberg | Karoo Hoogland | Kgatelopele | Kheis | Khara Hais | KhGi-Ma | Magareng | Mier | Nama Khoi | Phokwane | Renosterberg | Richtersveld | Siyancuma | Siyathemba | Sol Plaatje | Thembelihle | Tesantsabane | Ubuntu | Umsombomvu
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