Xhariep District Municipality

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Xhariep is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Xhariep is Trompsburg. The largest language group in the 135 253 people is Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC16.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbours 1.2 Local municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Gender 2.2 Ethnic group 2.3 Age 3 Politics 3.1 Election results 4 References

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

Xhariep is surrounded by:

• Lejweleputswa to the north (DC18)
• Motheo to the north-east (DC17)
• The kingdom of Lesotho to the east
• Ukhahlamba in Eastern Cape to the south (DC14)
• Karoo in Northern Cape to the west (DC7)
• Frances Baard in Northern Cape to the north-west (DC9)

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Kopanong	55 947	41.36%
Letsemeng	42 986	31.78%
Mohokare	36 330	26.86%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Afrikaans	50 162	37.09%
Sotho	50 152	37.08%
Xhosa	26 851	19.85%
tswana	6 245	4.62%
English	865	0.64%
Zulu	340	0.25%
Swati	162	0.12%
Tsonga	153	0.11%
Northern Sotho	140	0.10%
Other	93	0.07%
Ndebele	67	0.05%
Venda	33	0.02%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	68 735	50.82%
Male	66 518	49.18%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	100 945	74.63%
Coloured	21 895	16.19%
White	12 355	9.13%
Indian/Asian	58	0.04%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	13 216	9.77%
005 - 009	14 640	10.82%
010 - 014	15 613	11.54%
015 - 019	14 962	11.06%
020 - 024	11 708	8.66%
025 - 029	10 584	7.83%
030 - 034	10 002	7.40%
035 - 039	8 952	6.62%
040 - 044	7 742	5.72%
045 - 049	6 487	4.80%
050 - 054	5 534	4.09%
055 - 059	4 175	3.09%
060 - 064	3 784	2.80%
065 - 069	3 007	2.22%
070 - 074	1 898	1.40%
075 - 079	1 290	0.95%
080 - 084	970	0.72%
085 - 089	444	0.33%
090 - 094	157	0.12%
095 - 099	62	0.05%
100 plus	26	0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

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

• Population 18 and over: 82 604 [61.07% of total population]
• Total votes: 43 082 [31.85% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 52.15% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	34 697	80.54%
Democratic Alliance	4 368	10.14%
Freedom Front Plus	1 021	2.37%
African Christian Democratic Party	749	1.74%
Pan African Congress	718	1.67%
New National Party	439	1.02%
Independent Democrats	321	0.75%
United Democratic Movement	183	0.42%
Inkhata Freedom Party	94	0.22%
United Christian Democratic Party	81	0.19%
Azanian People's Organisation	80	0.19%
UF	78	0.18%
NA	66	0.15%
SOPA	50	0.12%
EMSA	31	0.07%
CDP	28	0.06%
TOP	27	0.06%
PJC	27	0.06%
NLP	11	0.03%
Minority Front	7	0.02%
KISS	6	0.01%
Total	43 082	100.00%

[edit] References

• Xhariep DM Official Website
• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
• About the towns Smithfield, Rouxville and Zastron within Xhariep

Coordinates: 30°01′S, 25°46′E

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State District Seat: Trompsburg
Local municipalities	Kopanong • Letsemeng Mohokare
Cities and towns	Trompsburg