Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

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Dr Kenneth Kaunda
District municipality
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Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province North West
Seat Klerksdorp
Local municipalities
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Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Nikiwe Num
Area
 • Total14,642 km2 (5,653 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total695,933
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 80.3%
 •  Coloured 4.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.7%
 •  White 14.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Tswana 44.8%
 •  Afrikaans 18.4%
 •  Sotho 15.3%
 •  Xhosa 11.5%
 • Other10%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC40

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, [4] 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.

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Geography

Neighbours

The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

NameCodeSeatArea
(km²) [5] 		Population
(2016) [6] 		Pop. density
(per km²)
City of Matlosana Local Municipality NW403 Klerksdorp 3,602417,282115.8
JB Marks Local Municipality NW405 Potchefstroom 6,398243,52738.1
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality NW404 Wolmaransstad 4,67182,01217.6

After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality. [7]

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

LanguagePopulation%
Setswana 306 89744.8%
Afrikaans 126 28518.43%
Sesotho 104 79715.30%
IsiXhosa 78 47211.45%
English 27 1413.96%
IsiZulu 13 4591.96%
Other 6 7650.99%
Xitsonga 5 9440.87%
IsiNdebele 5 3140.78%
Sepedi 3 9720.58%
Sign language 3 3960.50%
SiSwati 1 6270.24%
Tshivenda 1 0150.15%

Gender

GendersPopulation%
Female348 67650.10%
Male347 25849.90%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Black African559 01180.33%
White101 03414.52%
Coloured28 3224.07%
Indian/Asian5 1050.73%
Other2 4610.35%

Age

AgePopulation%
000 - 00452 7148.79%
005 - 00951 8478.65%
010 - 01457 2439.55%
015 - 01961 06210.18%
020 - 02457 2619.55%
025 - 02954 6069.11%
030 - 03451 4898.59%
035 - 03950 0948.35%
040 - 04443 8507.31%
045 - 04933 4715.58%
050 - 05424 7554.13%
055 - 05918 6663.11%
060 - 06414 6902.45%
065 - 06910 5321.76%
070 - 0747 7701.30%
075 - 0794 8230.80%
080 - 0843 0030.50%
085 - 0891 1660.19%
090 - 0944200.07%
095 - 0991500.03%
100 plus620.01%

Politics

Election results

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

PartyVotes%
African National Congress 174 32877.00%
Democratic Alliance 28 83812.74%
Freedom Front Plus 6 4652.86%
African Christian Democratic Party 3 5031.55%
Independent Democrats 2 8771.27%
Pan African Congress 2 3381.03%
United Democratic Movement 2 0950.93%
New National Party 1 8580.82%
United Christian Democratic Party 1 6700.74%
Inkhata Freedom Party 8510.38%
Azanian People's Organisation 4100.18%
NA 2470.11%
SOPA 1710.08%
CDP 1590.07%
EMSA 1410.06%
UF 1160.05%
PJC 1050.05%
TOP 820.04%
KISS 540.02%
NLP 540.02%
Minority Front 340.02%
Total226 396100.00%

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. ↑ "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  6. ↑ "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  7. ↑ Dr Kenneth Kaunda District. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

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