Namakwa District Municipality

The Namakwa District Municipality (Afrikaans: Namakwa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. As of 2011, a majority of its 108,118 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC6.

Namakwa
Official seal of Namakwa
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatSpringbok
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMervin Cloete
Area
  Total126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total115,842
  Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African6.8%
  Coloured83.2%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White8.7%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans93.9%
  Tswana1.7%
  Xhosa1.5%
  English1.2%
  Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC6

Geography

Neighbours

A sign along the border of Namakwa with the Western Cape, welcoming drivers coming up R354

Namakwa is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Nama Khoi44 75241.39%
Hantam19 80418.32%
Khâi-Ma11 34810.50%
Kamiesberg10 7439.94%
Karoo Hoogland10 5089.72%
Richtersveld10 1199.36%
Namaqualand8130.75%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Afrikaans103,30495.55%
Xhosa1 5951.48%
Tswana1 2111.12%
English1 1431.06%
Other4150.38%
Sotho2190.20%
Zulu1160.11%
Tsonga260.02%
Northern Sotho180.02%
Venda160.01%
Swati150.01%
Ndebele90.01%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female54 65150.55%
Male53 46749.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Coloured90 71383.90%
White12 75711.80%
Black African4 5234.18%
Indian/Asian1250.12%

Age

Age Population %
000–0049 9909.24%
005–00910 6909.89%
010–01411 02810.20%
015–0199 8099.07%
020–0248 2127.60%
025–0298 3677.74%
030–0348 6478.00%
035–0398 0867.48%
040–0446 9966.47%
045–0496 3875.91%
050–0544 9714.60%
055–0594 2323.91%
060–0643 4373.18%
065–0692 6712.47%
070–0741 9291.78%
075–0791 2161.12%
080–0847860.73%
085–0894530.42%
090–0941650.15%
095–099430.04%
100 plus30.00%

Politics

Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
  • Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress26 55760.06%
Democratic Alliance7 10416.07%
New National Party4 3799.90%
Independent Democrats4 2169.53%
African Christian Democratic Party8671.96%
Freedom Front Plus5361.21%
Pan Africanist Congress750.17%
United Democratic Movement630.14%
United Christian Democratic Party540.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party490.11%
NA420.09%
EMSA390.09%
PJC380.09%
KISS370.08%
Azanian People's Organisation340.08%
CDP280.06%
SOPA270.06%
TOP230.05%
NLP200.05%
UF180.04%
Minority Front140.03%
Total44 220100.00%

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.
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