Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
District municipality in North West, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Afrikaans: Dr Kenneth Kaunda-distriksmunisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Dr Kenneth Kaunda), formerly the Southern District Municipality,[3] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia.
Dr Kenneth Kaunda | |
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| Seat | Klerksdorp |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nikiwe Num |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,642 km2 (5,653 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 695,933 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 80.3% |
| • Coloured | 4.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 14.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 44.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.4% |
| • Sotho | 15.3% |
| • Xhosa | 11.5% |
| • Other | 10% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC40 |
Geography
Neighbours
The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by:
- Bojanala Platinum District Municipality to the north
- West Rand District Municipality (Gauteng province) to the east
- Sedibeng District Municipality (Gauteng province) to the east
- Fezile Dabi District Municipality (Free State province) to the south-east
- Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Free State province) to the south
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality to the south-west
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Name | Code | Seat | Area (km2)[4] |
Population (2016)[5] |
Pop. density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Matlosana Local Municipality | NW403 | Klerksdorp | 3,602 | 417,282 | 115.8 |
| JB Marks Local Municipality | NW405 | Potchefstroom | 6,398 | 243,527 | 38.1 |
| Maquassi Hills Local Municipality | NW404 | Wolmaransstad | 4,671 | 82,012 | 17.6 |
After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality.[6]
Demographics
Summarize
Perspective
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Gender
| Genders | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 348 676 | 50.10% |
| Male | 347 258 | 49.90% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 559 011 | 80.33% |
| White | 101 034 | 14.52% |
| Coloured | 28 322 | 4.07% |
| Indian/Asian | 5 105 | 0.73% |
| Other | 2 461 | 0.35% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 52 714 | 8.79% |
| 005 - 009 | 51 847 | 8.65% |
| 010 - 014 | 57 243 | 9.55% |
| 015 - 019 | 61 062 | 10.18% |
| 020 - 024 | 57 261 | 9.55% |
| 025 - 029 | 54 606 | 9.11% |
| 030 - 034 | 51 489 | 8.59% |
| 035 - 039 | 50 094 | 8.35% |
| 040 - 044 | 43 850 | 7.31% |
| 045 - 049 | 33 471 | 5.58% |
| 050 - 054 | 24 755 | 4.13% |
| 055 - 059 | 18 666 | 3.11% |
| 060 - 064 | 14 690 | 2.45% |
| 065 - 069 | 10 532 | 1.76% |
| 070 - 074 | 7 770 | 1.30% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 823 | 0.80% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 003 | 0.50% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 166 | 0.19% |
| 090 - 094 | 420 | 0.07% |
| 095 - 099 | 150 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 62 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Kaunda District in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 401 692 [66.99% of total population]
- Total votes: 226 396 [37.75% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 56.36% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 174 328 | 77.00% |
| Democratic Alliance | 28 838 | 12.74% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 6 465 | 2.86% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 503 | 1.55% |
| Independent Democrats | 2 877 | 1.27% |
| Pan African Congress | 2 338 | 1.03% |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 095 | 0.93% |
| New National Party | 1 858 | 0.82% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 1 670 | 0.74% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 851 | 0.38% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 410 | 0.18% |
| NA | 247 | 0.11% |
| SOPA | 171 | 0.08% |
| CDP | 159 | 0.07% |
| EMSA | 141 | 0.06% |
| UF | 116 | 0.05% |
| PJC | 105 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 82 | 0.04% |
| KISS | 54 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 54 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 34 | 0.02% |
| Total | 226 396 | 100.00% |
References
External links
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