Southern District Municipality
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Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (formerly Southern District Municipality) is one of the 4 districts
of North West province of South Africa
. The seat of Kaunda District is Klerksdorp. The majority of its 599 674 people speak Setswana (2001 Census
). The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality.
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Districts of South Africa
South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
of North West province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of Kaunda District is Klerksdorp. The majority of its 599 674 people speak Setswana (2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality.
Neighbours
Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by:- Bojanala Platinum District MunicipalityBojanala Platinum District MunicipalityBojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1 185 325 people speak Setswana...
to the north - West Rand District MunicipalityWest Rand District MunicipalityThe West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein. The most spoken language of its 744 168 people is Setswana...
(GautengGautengGauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province) to the east - Sedibeng District MunicipalitySedibeng District MunicipalitySedibeng is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The administrative seat of Sedibeng is Vereeniging. The most widely spoken language among its 794,605 inhabitants is Sesotho .-Geographic location:...
(GautengGautengGauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province) to the east - Fezile Dabi District MunicipalityFezile Dabi District MunicipalityFezile Dabi District Municipality, formerly known as Northern Free State District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Northern Free State is Sasolburg. The majority of its 460 289 people speak Sesotho...
(Free StateFree StateThe Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
province) to the south-east - Lejweleputswa District MunicipalityLejweleputswa District MunicipalityLejweleputswa is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Lejweleputswa is Welkom. The majority of its 657 019 people speak Sotho...
(Free StateFree StateThe Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
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 municipalitiesLocal municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
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| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Matlosana Matlosana Local Municipality The City of Matlosana is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.... |
359 198 | 59.90% |
| Tlokwe Tlokwe Local Municipality Tlokwe Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of the local municipality is Potchefstroom.... |
128 356 | 21.40% |
| Maquassi Hills Maquassi Hills Local Municipality Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.... |
69 042 | 11.51% |
| Ventersdorp Ventersdorp Local Municipality Ventersdorp Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Ventersdorp.... |
43 081 | 7.18% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Setswana | 263 804 | 43.99% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... |
116 195 | 19.38% |
| Sesotho | 96 849 | 16.15% |
| IsiXhosa | 83 861 | 13.98% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
12 921 | 2.15% |
| IsiZulu | 9 430 | 1.57% |
| Xitsonga | 6 642 | 1.11% |
| Sepedi | 3 162 | 0.53% |
| SiSwati | 2 568 | 0.43% |
| Other | 2 458 | 0.41% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 041 | 0.17% |
| Tshivenda | 746 | 0.12% |
Gender
| Genders | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 301 391 | 50.26% |
| Female | 298 283 | 49.74% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 472 237 | 78.75% |
| White | 104 375 | 17.41% |
| Coloured | 21 027 | 3.51% |
| Indian/Asian | 2 035 | 0.34% |
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% |
Election results
Election results for Kaunda District in the South African general election, 2004South African general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
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- 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 African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
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 Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
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%