Fezile Dabi District Municipality
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Fezile Dabi District Municipality |
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| Municipal code | DC20 |
| Area | ? km² |
| Seat | Sasolburg |
| Neighbours | Sedibeng (north), Gert Sibande (northeast), Thabo Mofutsanyane (south), Lejweleputswa (southeast), Southern (northwest) |
| Mayor | Jonas Ramokhoase (ANC) |
| Population | 460 289 (?/km²) |
| Habitations | ? (?/km²) |
| Racial makeup | 85.71% Black, 12.19% White, 1.99% Coloured, |
| Home languages | 67.99% Sesotho, 13.56% Afrikaans, 7.58% Xhosa |
| Official website | http://www.nfsdc.co.za/ |
Fezile Dabi District Municipality, formerly known as Northern Free State District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Northern Free State is Sasolburg. The majority of its 460 289 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC20.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Northern Free State is surrounded by:
- Sedibeng in Gauteng to the north (DC42)
- Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC30)
- Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east (DC19)
- Lejweleputswa to the west (DC18)
- Southern in North-West to the north-west (DC40)
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Moqhaka | 167 886 | 36.47% |
| Ngwathe | 118 820 | 25.81% |
| Metsimaholo | 115 964 | 25.19% |
| Mafube | 57 637 | 12.52% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sesotho | 312 962 | 67.99% |
| Afrikaans | 62 430 | 13.56% |
| IsiXhosa | 34 888 | 7.58% |
| IsiZulu | 31 229 | 6.78% |
| Setswana | 6 121 | 1.33% |
| English | 4 749 | 1.03% |
| Sepedi | 2 628 | 0.57% |
| SiSwati | 1 537 | 0.33% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 243 | 0.27% |
| Xitsonga | 1 241 | 0.27% |
| Other | 757 | 0.16% |
| Tshivenda | 522 | 0.11% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 233 921 | 50.82% |
| Male | 226 368 | 49.18% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 394 519 | 85.71% |
| White | 56 094 | 12.19% |
| Coloured | 9 174 | 1.99% |
| Indian/Asian | 502 | 0.11% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 41 558 | 9.03% |
| 005 - 009 | 43 971 | 9.55% |
| 010 - 014 | 49 984 | 10.86% |
| 015 - 019 | 51 062 | 11.09% |
| 020 - 024 | 42 606 | 9.26% |
| 025 - 029 | 39 124 | 8.50% |
| 030 - 034 | 34 867 | 7.58% |
| 035 - 039 | 32 496 | 7.06% |
| 040 - 044 | 28 301 | 6.15% |
| 045 - 049 | 24 171 | 5.25% |
| 050 - 054 | 19 601 | 4.26% |
| 055 - 059 | 14 915 | 3.24% |
| 060 - 064 | 12 049 | 2.62% |
| 065 - 069 | 9 577 | 2.08% |
| 070 - 074 | 7 059 | 1.53% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 119 | 0.89% |
| 080 - 084 | 2 922 | 0.63% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 249 | 0.27% |
| 090 - 094 | 469 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 132 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 57 | 0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 293 994 [63.87% of total population]
- Total votes: 182 833 [39.72% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.19% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 146 691 | 80.23% |
| Democratic Alliance | 20 395 | 11.15% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 4 210 | 2.30% |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 326 | 1.27% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 265 | 1.24% |
| New National Party | 1 511 | 0.83% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 449 | 0.79% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 097 | 0.60% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 894 | 0.49% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 749 | 0.41% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 301 | 0.16% |
| SOPA | 203 | 0.11% |
| NA | 167 | 0.09% |
| CDP | 126 | 0.07% |
| EMSA | 109 | 0.06% |
| PJC | 94 | 0.05% |
| UF | 84 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 60 | 0.03% |
| KISS | 35 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 34 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 33 | 0.02% |
| Total | 182 833 | 100.00% |
[edit] References
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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