Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Afrikaans: Dr Kenneth Kaunda-distriksmunisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Dr Kenneth Kaunda), formerly the Southern District Municipality,[4] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia.

Dr Kenneth Kaunda
District municipality
Official seal of Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
SeatKlerksdorp
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNikiwe Num
Area
 • Total14,642 km2 (5,653 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total695,933
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African80.3%
 • Coloured4.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White14.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana44.8%
 • Afrikaans18.4%
 • Sotho15.3%
 • Xhosa11.5%
 • Other10%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC40

Geography

Neighbours

The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km²)[5]		 Population
(2016)[6]		 Pop. density
(per km²)
City of Matlosana Local Municipality NW403 Klerksdorp 3,602 417,282 115.8
JB Marks Local Municipality NW405 Potchefstroom 6,398 243,527 38.1
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality NW404 Wolmaransstad 4,671 82,012 17.6

After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality. [7]

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Setswana306 89744.8%
Afrikaans126 28518.43%
Sesotho104 79715.30%
IsiXhosa78 47211.45%
English27 1413.96%
IsiZulu13 4591.96%
Other6 7650.99%
Xitsonga5 9440.87%
IsiNdebele5 3140.78%
Sepedi3 9720.58%
Sign language3 3960.50%
SiSwati1 6270.24%
Tshivenda1 0150.15%

Gender
Genders Population %
Female348 67650.10%
Male347 25849.90%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Black African559 01180.33%
White101 03414.52%
Coloured28 3224.07%
Indian/Asian5 1050.73%
Other2 4610.35%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 00452 7148.79%
005 - 00951 8478.65%
010 - 01457 2439.55%
015 - 01961 06210.18%
020 - 02457 2619.55%
025 - 02954 6069.11%
030 - 03451 4898.59%
035 - 03950 0948.35%
040 - 04443 8507.31%
045 - 04933 4715.58%
050 - 05424 7554.13%
055 - 05918 6663.11%
060 - 06414 6902.45%
065 - 06910 5321.76%
070 - 0747 7701.30%
075 - 0794 8230.80%
080 - 0843 0030.50%
085 - 0891 1660.19%
090 - 0944200.07%
095 - 0991500.03%
100 plus620.01%

Politics

Election results

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

  • 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 Congress174 32877.00%
Democratic Alliance28 83812.74%
Freedom Front Plus6 4652.86%
African Christian Democratic Party3 5031.55%
Independent Democrats2 8771.27%
Pan African Congress2 3381.03%
United Democratic Movement2 0950.93%
New National Party1 8580.82%
United Christian Democratic Party1 6700.74%
Inkhata Freedom Party8510.38%
Azanian People's Organisation4100.18%
NA2470.11%
SOPA1710.08%
CDP1590.07%
EMSA1410.06%
UF1160.05%
PJC1050.05%
TOP820.04%
KISS540.02%
NLP540.02%
Minority Front340.02%
Total226 396100.00%

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.
  4. "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  6. "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  7. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

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