ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality (Afrikaans: ZF Mgcawu-distriksmunisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa ZF Mgcawu), known before 1 July 2013 as the Siyanda District Municipality,[4] is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Upington. As of 2011, the majority (76%) of its 236,783 residents speak Afrikaans.[5] The district code is DC8.

ZF Mgcawu
Benede Oranje
District municipality
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 28°0′S 21°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatUpington
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGift van Staden
Area
 • Total102,524 km2 (39,585 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total236,783
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African29.4%
 • Coloured60.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White8.2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans76.4%
 • Tswana15.8%
 • Xhosa2.7%
 • English1.8%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC8

The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality is named after Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor, Zwelentlanga Fatman Mgcawu. The previous name Siyanda means "we are growing".

Geography

Neighbours

ZF Mgcawu is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
//Khara Hais73 78635.16%Afrikaans
Kai !Garib57 68927.49%Afrikaans
Tsantsabane31 01014.77%Afrikaans
!Kheis16 0297.64%Afrikaans
Kgatelopele15 4487.36%Afrikaans
Mier6 8503.26%Afrikaans
District Management Area9 0834.33%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Afrikaans171 37181.65%
Setswana28 59513.62%
IsiXhosa5 3932.57%
English1 6320.78%
Sesotho1 3760.66%
Other8220.39%
IsiZulu2660.13%
Sepedi1010.05%
IsiNdebele990.05%
Tshivenda970.05%
SiSwati760.04%
Xitsonga670.03%

Gender
Gender Population %
Female107 48051.21%
Male102 40348.79%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Coloured133 71163.71%
Black African51 35324.47%
White24 63311.74%
Indian/Asian1860.09%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 00422 03810.50%
005 - 00921 68910.33%
010 - 01421 34110.17%
015 - 01921 75310.36%
020 - 02419 1019.10%
025 - 02918 1658.65%
030 - 03416 4037.82%
035 - 03914 8377.07%
040 - 04413 0016.19%
045 - 04910 5925.05%
050 - 0548 4094.01%
055 - 0596 3433.02%
060 - 0645 5042.62%
065 - 0694 2262.01%
070 - 0742 7201.30%
075 - 0791 8310.87%
080 - 0841 1640.55%
085 - 0895120.24%
090 - 0942090.10%
095 - 099330.02%
100 plus120.01%

Politics

Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 131 760 [62.78% of total population]
  • Total votes: 75 264 [35.86% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 57.12% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress50 82667.53%
Independent Democrats7 74710.29%
Democratic Alliance6 7769.00%
New National Party5 4017.18%
African Christian Democratic Party1 2991.73%
Freedom Front Plus1 2691.69%
United Democratic Movement6900.92%
Azanian People's Organisation3720.49%
Pan African Congress1830.24%
United Christian Democratic Party1600.21%
Inkhata Freedom Party1100.15%
EMSA660.09%
NA650.09%
PJC590.08%
KISS480.06%
SOPA450.06%
UF360.05%
CDP320.04%
NLP320.04%
TOP280.04%
Minority Front200.03%
Total75 264100.00%

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Siyanda District Municipality Renamed". Kathu Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. Municipal Profiles
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