Xhariep District Municipality
Encyclopedia
Xhariep 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
(2001 Census
). The district code is DC16.
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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 Free State
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
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 Xhariep is Trompsburg
Trompsburg
Trompsburg is a small agricultural town in the Free State province of South Africa off the N1 highway, the major road connection between Johannesburg and Cape Town....
. The largest language group in the 135 253 people is 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 DC16.
Neighbours
Xhariep is surrounded by:- 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...
to the north (DC18) - MotheoMotheo District MunicipalityMotheo was, until the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, a district of the Free State province of South Africa...
to the north-east (DC17) - The kingdom of LesothoLesothoLesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
to the east - UkhahlambaUkhahlamba District MunicipalityJoe Gqabi is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Joe Gqabi is Barkly East. The majority of its 341 337 people speak IsiXhosa . The district code is DC14...
in Eastern CapeEastern CapeThe Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
to the south (DC14) - Pixley ka Seme in Northern CapeNorthern CapeThe 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...
to the west (DC7) - Frances BaardFrances Baard District MunicipalityFrances 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 . The district code is DC9....
in Northern CapeNorthern CapeThe 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...
to the north-west (DC9)
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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kopanong Kopanong Local Municipality Kopanong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.... |
55 947 | 41.36% |
| Letsemeng Letsemeng Local Municipality Letsemeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa.-Towns:* Bethulie* Bloem Area DC* Central Southern DC* Edenburg* Fauresmith* Jacobsdal* Jagersfontein* Koffiefontein* Luckhoff... |
42 986 | 31.78% |
| Mohokare Mohokare Local Municipality Mohokare Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word for Caledon River, which runs through the municipality.... |
36 330 | 26.86% |
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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
50 162 | 37.09% |
| Sotho | 50 152 | 37.08% |
| 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... |
26 851 | 19.85% |
| 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... |
6 245 | 4.62% |
| 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... |
865 | 0.64% |
| 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... |
340 | 0.25% |
| 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... |
162 | 0.12% |
| 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... |
153 | 0.11% |
| 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,... |
140 | 0.10% |
| Other | 93 | 0.07% |
| 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... |
67 | 0.05% |
| 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... |
33 | 0.02% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 68 735 | 50.82% |
| Male | 66 518 | 49.18% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 100 945 | 74.63% |
| Coloured | 21 895 | 16.19% |
| White | 12 355 | 9.13% |
| Indian/Asian | 58 | 0.04% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 13 216 | 9.77% |
| 005 - 009 | 14 640 | 10.82% |
| 010 - 014 | 15 613 | 11.54% |
| 015 - 019 | 14 962 | 11.06% |
| 020 - 024 | 11 708 | 8.66% |
| 025 - 029 | 10 584 | 7.83% |
| 030 - 034 | 10 002 | 7.40% |
| 035 - 039 | 8 952 | 6.62% |
| 040 - 044 | 7 742 | 5.72% |
| 045 - 049 | 6 487 | 4.80% |
| 050 - 054 | 5 534 | 4.09% |
| 055 - 059 | 4 175 | 3.09% |
| 060 - 064 | 3 784 | 2.80% |
| 065 - 069 | 3 007 | 2.22% |
| 070 - 074 | 1 898 | 1.40% |
| 075 - 079 | 1 290 | 0.95% |
| 080 - 084 | 970 | 0.72% |
| 085 - 089 | 444 | 0.33% |
| 090 - 094 | 157 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 62 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 26 | 0.02% |
Election results
Election results for Xhariep 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: 82 604 [61.07% of total population]
- Total votes: 43 082 [31.85% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 52.15% 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...
34 697 80.54% Democratic Alliance 4 368 10.14% Freedom Front Plus 1 021 2.37% African Christian Democratic Party 749 1.74% Pan African Congress 718 1.67% New National Party 439 1.02% Independent Democrats 321 0.75% United Democratic Movement 183 0.42% 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:...
94 0.22% United Christian Democratic Party 81 0.19% Azanian People's Organisation 80 0.19% UF 78 0.18% NA 66 0.15% SOPA 50 0.12% EMSA 31 0.07% CDP 28 0.06% TOP 27 0.06% PJC 27 0.06% NLP 11 0.03% Minority Front 7 0.02% KISS 6 0.01% Total 43 082 100.00%