2001 South African census
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The National Census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, or Post-Apartheid South Africa. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night between 9–10 October 2001 at a cost of R 987,000,000.[1]
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2001 National Census | ||||
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Country | Republic of South Africa | |||
Authority | Statistics South Africa | |||
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Total population | 44,819,778 (9.92% ) | |||
Most populous | KwaZulu-Natal | |||
Least populous | Northern Cape |
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It was organised and planned by Statistics South Africa in terms of the Statistics Act from the beginning of 1999, under the commission of the Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. The enumeration primarily took place from 10 to 31 October 2001 and the results were published in 2003.[2]