Cacadu District Municipality
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Cacadu District Municipality (CDM) is situated in the Western Portion of the Eastern Cape province, covering an area of 58 242 square kilometres. The area of the district municipality includes nine local municipalities and other portions collectively known as the District Management Areas (DMAs). The seat of Cacadu is Port Elizabeth. The largest languages among the 388 201 people are Xhosa
and Afrikaans
. (2001 Census
). The district code is DC10.
The municipality is a new, multi-ethnic administration, formed by the ANC government through the merging of the predominantly Afrikaans
-speaking western part of the Eastern Cape, together with Xhosa
areas near the Fish river, and the English
district of Albany
(with its own distinctive local culture, dating back to the 1820 settlers
).
The name Cacadu is derived from the Khoikhoi word tkakadao, which means "bulrush river". This was an earlier name for the current Papkuils River near Port Elizabeth, and a river tributary to the northeast.
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Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
and Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
. (2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district code is DC10.
The municipality is a new, multi-ethnic administration, formed by the ANC government through the merging of the predominantly Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
-speaking western part of the Eastern Cape, together with Xhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
areas near the Fish river, and the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
district of Albany
Albany, South Africa
Albany, South Africa was a district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa...
(with its own distinctive local culture, dating back to the 1820 settlers
1820 Settlers
The 1820 Settlers were several groups or parties of white British colonists settled by the British government and the Cape authorities in the South African Eastern Cape in 1820....
).
The name Cacadu is derived from the Khoikhoi word tkakadao, which means "bulrush river". This was an earlier name for the current Papkuils River near Port Elizabeth, and a river tributary to the northeast.
Government
The Executive Mayor of Cacadu District Municipality is Mlungisi Gerald Mvoko, and the Municipal Manager is Ted Pillay.Neighbours
Cacadu is surrounded by:- Pixley ka Seme (DC7) to the north
- AmatoleAmatole District MunicipalityAmathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 1 664 259 people speak Xhosa . The district code is DC12...
(DC12) to the east - Chris HaniChris Hani District MunicipalityChris Hani is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 810 274 people speak Xhosa , although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district...
(DC13) to the north-east - Nelson Mandela (Port Elizabeth) to the south
- the Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
to the south - EdenEden District MunicipalityThe Eden District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC4.-Adjacent municipalities:* Central Karoo District Municipality...
(DC4) to the west - Central KarooCentral Karoo District MunicipalityThe Central Karoo District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa...
(DC5) to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalitiesLocal municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
:
| Local municipality | Population | % of Total Population | Area (sqkm) | % of Total Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makana Makana Local Municipality Makana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality is named after a Xhosa prophet, Makana.... |
74 544 | 19.20% | 4 376 | 7.78% |
| Kouga Kouga Local Municipality The Kouga Local Municipality is located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, approximately 20 km west of Port Elizabeth, and forms part of the Cacadu District Municipality... |
70 693 | 18.21% | 2 419 | 4.15% |
| Ndlambe Ndlambe Local Municipality Ndlambe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, with its capital at Port Alfred... |
55 478 | 14.29% | 2 001 | 3.44% |
| Camdeboo Camdeboo Local Municipality Camdeboo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.The name Camdeboo has evolved from a phonetically similar Khoi word meaning “green hollow”.... |
44 381 | 11.43% | 7 230 | 12.41% |
| Sunday's River Valley Sunday's River Valley Local Municipality Sundays River Valley Local Municipality is a local municipality in Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It has a total population of nearly 70,000 people. This area is one of the key production areas for citrus in South Africa... |
41 580 | 10.71% | 3 508 | 6.02% |
| Blue Crane Route Blue Crane Route Local Municipality Blue Crane Route Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.The municipality is named after the South African national bird, the Blue Crane.... |
35 006 | 9.02% | 9 836 | 16.89% |
| Kou-Kamma Kou-Kamma Local Municipality The Kou-Kamma Municipality is a local municipality in South Africa. It is situated in the southwest corner of the Cacadu District Municipality along the Indian Ocean coastline, in the southwestern sector of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. To the west lies the Western Cape Province... |
34 296 | 8.83% | 12 540 | 21.53% |
| Baviaans Baviaans Local Municipality Baviaans Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.The municipality is named after the Baviaanskloof... |
15 341 | 3.95% | 7 727 | 13.27% |
| Ikwezi Ikwezi Local Municipality Ikwezi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Ikwezi is an isiXhosa name that means “morning star”.... |
10 371 | 2.67% | 4 453 | 7.65% |
| District Managed Area | 6 531 | 1.68% | 4 152 | 7.13% |
| Cacadu | 388 221 | 100% | 58 242 |
100% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Xhosa Xhosa language Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said... |
190 003 | 48.94% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... |
174 917 | 45.06% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
20 806 | 5.36% |
| Sotho | 744 | 0.19% |
| Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population... |
596 | 0.15% |
| Other | 451 | 0.12% |
| Ndebele Southern Ndebele language The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele... |
192 | 0.05% |
| Swati Swati language The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas... |
172 | 0.04% |
| Tswana Tswana language Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi... |
127 | 0.03% |
| Northern Sotho Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,... |
87 | 0.02% |
| Tsonga Tsonga language The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages... |
80 | 0.02% |
| Venda Venda language Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana... |
46 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 202 295 | 52.11% |
| Male | 185 906 | 47.89% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 202 289 | 52.11% |
| Coloured | 141 083 | 36.34% |
| White | 44 110 | 11.36% |
| Indian/Asian | 719 | 0.19% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 33 178 | 8.55% |
| 005 - 009 | 36 745 | 9.47% |
| 010 - 014 | 40 809 | 10.51% |
| 015 - 019 | 41 052 | 10.57% |
| 020 - 024 | 33 222 | 8.56% |
| 025 - 029 | 32 096 | 8.27% |
| 030 - 034 | 29 929 | 7.71% |
| 035 - 039 | 27 840 | 7.17% |
| 040 - 044 | 24 208 | 6.24% |
| 045 - 049 | 20 483 | 5.28% |
| 050 - 054 | 16 494 | 4.25% |
| 055 - 059 | 13 289 | 3.42% |
| 060 - 064 | 12 928 | 3.33% |
| 065 - 069 | 9 218 | 2.37% |
| 070 - 074 | 6 764 | 1.74% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 447 | 1.15% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 276 | 0.84% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 325 | 0.34% |
| 090 - 094 | 680 | 0.18% |
| 095 - 099 | 154 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 64 | 0.02% |
Election results
Election results for Cacadu in the South African general election, 2004South African general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
.
- Population 18 and over: 252 570 [65.06% of total population]
- Total votes: 161 399 [41.58% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.90% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % African National Congress African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
116 320 72.07% Democratic Alliance 27 615 17.11% Independent Democrats 3 768 2.33% New National Party 3 694 2.29% African Christian Democratic Party 2 755 1.71% United Democratic Movement 2 416 1.50% Freedom Front Plus 1 687 1.05% Pan African Congress 999 0.62% Azanian People's Organisation 492 0.30% Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
277 0.17% United Christian Democratic Party 222 0.14% NA 201 0.12% SOPA 168 0.10% EMSA 160 0.10% CDP 144 0.09% PJC 113 0.07% UF 99 0.06% TOP 82 0.05% KISS 75 0.05% NLP 69 0.04% Minority Front 43 0.03% Total 161 399 100.00%
External links
- Cacadu District Municipality Official Website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results