John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa John Taolo Gaetsewe; Afrikaans: John Taolo Gaetsewe-distriksmunisipaliteit), formerly the Kgalagadi District Municipality, is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. As of 2011, the majority of its 176,899 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC45.

John Taolo Gaetsewe
Kgalagadi District
Official seal of John Taolo Gaetsewe
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 27°S 23°E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatKuruman
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorBenjamin Gaobusiwe
Area
  Total27,283 km2 (10,534 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total224,799
  Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African84.8%
  Coloured9.3%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White5.0%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana75.6%
  Afrikaans16.5%
  English2.6%
  Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC45

Geography

Neighbours

John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Joe Morolong (formerly Moshaweng)84 09947.54%Tswana
Ga-Segonyana70 39039.79%Tswana
Gamagara16 1759.14%Afrikaans
Kalahari6 2313.52%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Setswana151 65485.73%
Afrikaans20 40111.53%
IsiXhosa1 5750.89%
Sesotho7370.42%
English7350.42%
Other4470.25%
Sepedi4290.24%
IsiZulu3530.20%
SiSwati1830.10%
IsiNdebele1670.09%
Xitsonga1510.09%
Tshivenda630.04%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female92 68952.40%
Male84 21047.60%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African157 09188.80%
Coloured10 3585.86%
White9 3525.29%
Indian/Asian980.06%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00420 96711.85%
005 - 00922 64712.80%
010 - 01423 65113.37%
015 - 01920 82411.77%
020 - 02415 4758.75%
025 - 02912 2346.92%
030 - 03410 8856.15%
035 - 03910 2675.80%
040 - 0449 6435.45%
045 - 0497 6554.33%
050 - 0545 8833.33%
055 - 0594 6492.63%
060 - 0643 7262.11%
065 - 0693 1331.77%
070 - 0742 2351.26%
075 - 0791 4310.81%
080 - 0849640.54%
085 - 0893790.21%
090 - 0941650.09%
095 - 099630.04%
100 plus230.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 96 783 [54.71% of total population]
  • Total votes: 65 198 [36.86% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 67.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress51 45678.92%
United Christian Democratic Party6 76310.37%
Democratic Alliance2 6874.12%
Independent Democrats1 0841.66%
African Christian Democratic Party7901.21%
New National Party6901.06%
Freedom Front Plus5850.90%
Pan African Congress2670.41%
Azanian People's Organisation2120.33%
United Democratic Movement1610.25%
Inkhata Freedom Party970.15%
EMSA810.12%
NA570.09%
CDP570.09%
SOPA540.08%
PJC400.06%
TOP360.06%
UF350.05%
NLP170.03%
Minority Front150.02%
KISS140.02%
Total65 198100.00%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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