Frances Baard District Municipality
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 2022, the majority of its 434,342 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 (2022) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sol Plaatje | 270 078 | 62.18% |
| Phokwane | 80 481 | 18.53% |
| Dikgatlong | 56 967 | 13.12% |
| Magareng | 26 816 | 6.17% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2022 census.
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 226 239 | 52.09% |
| Male | 208 104 | 47.91% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 291 162 | 67.1% |
| Coloured | 101 815 | 23.4% |
| White | 36 116 | 8.3% |
| Indian/Asian | 4 510 | 1.0% |
| Other | 604 | 0.1% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 4 | 41 323 | 9.51% |
| 5 - 14 | 78 255 | 18.02% |
| 15 - 34 | 145 174 | 33.42% |
| 35 - 59 | 125 225 | 28.83% |
| 60+ | 44 315 | 10.2% |
Politics
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
| 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
- ^ "FBDM Council". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Census 2022 (PDF)
- ^ "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
External links
Municipalities of the Northern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Kimberley | ||
| Sol Plaatje | .svg) | |
| Phokwane | ||
| Magareng | ||
| Dikgatlong | ||