Frances Baard District Municipality

Frances Baard
Diamantveld
District municipality
Official seal of Frances Baard
Seal
Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape
Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E / -28.500; 24.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatKimberley
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • Executive MayorUnondumisa Buda
 • SpeakerKeamogetse Mothibi
 • Municipal ManagerMamikie Bogatsu
Area
 • Total
13,518.19 km2 (5,219.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
434 342
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 • Black African67.1%
 • Coloured23.4%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White8.3%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana43.3%
 • Afrikaans38.6%
 • English6.2%
 • Xhosa4.9%
 • Other7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC9
Websitehttps://francesbaard.gov.za/

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.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

Neighbours

Frances Baard is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population (2022)[2] %
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.[2]

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

  1. ^ "FBDM Council". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Census 2022 (PDF)
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Municipal Profiles Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Du Toit, A. 2009. "Baard only honoured after death" Noordkaap newspaper 19 Aug 2009:2
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