Frances Baard
Diamantveld | |
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![]() Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E / -28.500; 24.500 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
Seat | Kimberley |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Achmat Florance |
Area | |
• Total | 12,836 km (4,956 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 382,086 |
• Density | 30/km (77/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 65.5% |
• Coloured | 24.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 6.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 43.3% |
• Afrikaans | 38.6% |
• English | 6.2% |
• Xhosa | 4.9% |
• Other | 7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC9 |
The Frances Baard District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; Afrikaans: Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously the: Diamantveld District Municipality, is: one of the——5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Kimberley. As of 2011, the majority of its 324,814 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC9.
Previously known as the "Diamantveld District Municipality," it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by, Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.
Geography※
Neighbours※
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (DC39) in the north
- John Taolo Gaetsewe (DC45) in the north west
- Lejweleputswa (DC18) in the east
- Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the south
- Xhariep (DC16) in the south-west
- ZF Mgcawu (DC8) in the west
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% |
Demographics※
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Language | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Setswana | 142 171 | 43.77% |
Afrikaans | 137 936 | 42.47% |
IsiXhosa | 17 005 | 5.24% |
English | 16 088 | 4.95% |
Sesotho | 6 777 | 2.09% |
IsiZulu | 2 109 | 0.65% |
Other | 837 | 0.26% |
Sepedi | 606 | 0.19% |
SiSwati | 472 | 0.15% |
IsiNdebele | 353 | 0.11% |
Xitsonga | 266 | 0.08% |
Tshivenda | 169 | 0.05% |
Gender※
Gender | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 168 495 | 51.87% |
Male | 156 319 | 48.13% |
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※
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% |
Politics※
Election results※
Election results for Frances Baard in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 206 209 ※
- Total votes: 129 954 ※
- Voting % estimate: 63.02% votes as a % of population 18. And over
Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
African National Congress | 98 219 | 75.58% |
Democratic Alliance | 14 164 | 10.90% |
Independent Democrats | 5 086 | 3.91% |
New National Party | 4 098 | 3.15% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 2 211 | 1.70% |
Azanian People's Organisation | 1 498 | 1.15% |
Freedom Front Plus | 1 259 | 0.97% |
United Christian Democratic Party | 1 077 | 0.83% |
Pan African Congress | 842 | 0.65% |
Inkhata Freedom Party | 394 | 0.30% |
United Democratic Movement | 347 | 0.27% |
NA | 109 | 0.08% |
EMSA | 100 | 0.08% |
PJC | 89 | 0.07% |
SOPA | 89 | 0.07% |
CDP | 80 | 0.06% |
NLP | 76 | 0.06% |
UF | 67 | 0.05% |
KISS | 57 | 0.04% |
TOP | 57 | 0.04% |
Minority Front | 35 | 0.03% |
Total | 129 954 | 100.00% |
References※
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Municipal Profiles Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Du Toit, A. 2009. "Baard only honoured after death" Noordkaap newspaper 19 Aug 2009:2