Frances Baard District Municipality
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Frances Baard is one of the 5 districts
of Northern Cape
province of South Africa
. The seat of Frances Baard is Kimberley
. The majority of its 324 814 people speak Afrikaans
(2001 Census
). The district code is DC9.
Previously known as Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard
in June 2001. On 9 August 2009
a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins
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Districts of South Africa
South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
of Northern Cape
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of Frances Baard is Kimberley
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...
. The majority of its 324 814 people speak 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 DC9.
Previously known as Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard
Frances Baard
Frances Goitsemang Baard was a South African trade unionist, organiser for the African National Congress Women's League and a Patron of the United Democratic Front, who was commemorated in the renaming of the Diamantveld District Municipality as the Frances Baard District Municipality.-Background...
in June 2001. On 9 August 2009
National Women's Day
National Women's Day is an annual public holiday in South Africa on August 9. This commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the "pass", special identification documents which curtailed an African's freedom of...
a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins
Hazel Jenkins
Hazel Gertrude Jenkins is a South African politician and Premier of the Northern Cape Province.-Background and political career:Aged 49 at the time that she assumed office as Premier, Jenkins had been the Mayor of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, at De Aar in the Karoo...
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Neighbours
Frances Baard is surrounded by:- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (DC39) in the north
- John Taolo Gaetsewe (DC45) in the north west
- LejweleputswaLejweleputswa District MunicipalityLejweleputswa is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Lejweleputswa is Welkom. The majority of its 657 019 people speak Sotho...
(DC18) in the east - Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the south
- XhariepXhariep District MunicipalityXhariep is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Xhariep is Trompsburg. The largest language group in the 135 253 people is Afrikaans...
(DC16) in the south-west - SiyandaSiyanda District MunicipalitySiyanda is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Siyanda is Upington. The majority of its 209 883 people speak Afrikaans...
(DC8) in the 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...
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| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sol Plaatje Sol Plaatje Local Municipality The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Frances Baard District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province, South Africa. It includes the diamond mining city of Kimberley.- Reference :... |
201 461 | 62.02% |
| Phokwane Phokwane Local Municipality Phokwane Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa. The name means "lamb" in Setswana.-References:... |
61 314 | 18.88% |
| Dikgatlong Dikgatlong Local Municipality Dikgatlong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as... |
35 760 | 11.01% |
| Magareng Magareng Local Municipality Magareng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.-References:... |
21 731 | 6.69% |
| Diamondfields | 4 523 | 1.39% |
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...
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| Language | Population | % |
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| Setswana | 142 171 | 43.77% |
| 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... |
137 936 | 42.47% |
| IsiXhosa | 17 005 | 5.24% |
| 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... |
16 088 | 4.95% |
| Sesotho | 6 777 | 2.09% |
| IsiZulu | 2 109 | 0.65% |
| Other | 837 | 0.26% |
| Sepedi | 606 | 0.19% |
| SiSwati | 472 | 0.15% |
| IsiNdebele | 353 | 0.11% |
| Xitsonga | 266 | 0.08% |
| Tshivenda | 169 | 0.05% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 168 495 | 51.87% |
| Male | 156 319 | 48.13% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 196 591 | 60.52% |
| Coloured | 88 054 | 27.11% |
| White | 38 373 | 11.81% |
| Indian/Asian | 1 796 | 0.55% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 30 868 | 9.50% |
| 005 - 009 | 32 338 | 9.96% |
| 010 - 014 | 34 141 | 10.51% |
| 015 - 019 | 34 969 | 10.77% |
| 020 - 024 | 28 978 | 8.92% |
| 025 - 029 | 26 996 | 8.31% |
| 030 - 034 | 24 723 | 7.61% |
| 035 - 039 | 23 003 | 7.08% |
| 040 - 044 | 20 807 | 6.41% |
| 045 - 049 | 17 347 | 5.34% |
| 050 - 054 | 13 788 | 4.24% |
| 055 - 059 | 10 779 | 3.32% |
| 060 - 064 | 8 701 | 2.68% |
| 065 - 069 | 6 556 | 2.02% |
| 070 - 074 | 4 598 | 1.42% |
| 075 - 079 | 3 027 | 0.93% |
| 080 - 084 | 1 902 | 0.59% |
| 085 - 089 | 847 | 0.26% |
| 090 - 094 | 295 | 0.09% |
| 095 - 099 | 106 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 45 | 0.01% |
Election results
Election results for Frances Baard 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....
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- Population 18 and over: 206 209 [63.49% of total population]
- Total votes: 129 954 [40.01% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.02% 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...
98 219 75.58% Democratic Alliance 14 164 10.90% Independent Democrats 5 086 3.91% New National Party 4 098 3.15% African Christian Democratic Party 2 211 1.70% Azanian People's Organisation 1 498 1.15% Freedom Front Plus 1 259 0.97% United Christian Democratic Party 1 077 0.83% Pan African Congress 842 0.65% 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:...
394 0.30% United Democratic Movement 347 0.27% NA 109 0.08% EMSA 100 0.08% PJC 89 0.07% SOPA 89 0.07% CDP 80 0.06% NLP 76 0.06% UF 67 0.05% KISS 57 0.04% TOP 57 0.04% Minority Front 35 0.03% Total 129 954 100.00%