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Frances Baard is one of the 5 districts of Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Frances Baard is Kimberley. The majority of its 324 814 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC9.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| Sol Plaatje |
201 461 |
62.02% |
| Phokwane |
61 314 |
18.88% |
| Dikgatlong |
35 760 |
11.01% |
| Magareng |
21 731 |
6.69% |
| Diamondfields |
4 523 |
1.39% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
168 495 |
51.87% |
| Male |
156 319 |
48.13% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
196 591 |
60.52% |
| Coloured |
88 054 |
27.11% |
| White |
38 373 |
11.81% |
| Indian/Asian |
1 796 |
0.55% |
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
30 868 |
9.50% |
| 005 - 009 |
32 338 |
9.96% |
| 010 - 014 |
34 141 |
10.51% |
| 015 - 019 |
34 969 |
10.77% |
| 020 - 024 |
28 978 |
8.92% |
| 025 - 029 |
26 996 |
8.31% |
| 030 - 034 |
24 723 |
7.61% |
| 035 - 039 |
23 003 |
7.08% |
| 040 - 044 |
20 807 |
6.41% |
| 045 - 049 |
17 347 |
5.34% |
| 050 - 054 |
13 788 |
4.24% |
| 055 - 059 |
10 779 |
3.32% |
| 060 - 064 |
8 701 |
2.68% |
| 065 - 069 |
6 556 |
2.02% |
| 070 - 074 |
4 598 |
1.42% |
| 075 - 079 |
3 027 |
0.93% |
| 080 - 084 |
1 902 |
0.59% |
| 085 - 089 |
847 |
0.26% |
| 090 - 094 |
295 |
0.09% |
| 095 - 099 |
106 |
0.03% |
| 100 plus |
45 |
0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Frances Baard in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 206 209 [63.49% of total population]
- Total votes: 129 954 [40.01% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.02% votes as a % of population 18 and over
[edit] References
Coordinates: 28°45′S, 24°46′E
