Frances Baard Diamantveld | |
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.svg) Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates:28°30′S24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E /-28.500; 24.500 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Kimberley |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Executive Mayor | Unondumisa Buda |
| • Speaker | Keamogetse Mothibi |
| • Municipal Manager | Mamikie Bogatsu |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,518.19 km2 (5,219.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 434 342 |
| • Density | 0.0321/km2 (0.0832/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2022) | |
| • Black African | 67.1% |
| • Coloured | 23.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 8.3% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Tswana | 43.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • English | 6.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% |
| • Other | 7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC9 |
| Website | https://francesbaard.gov.za/ |
TheFrances Baard District Municipality (Tswana:Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard;Afrikaans:Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously theDiamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5districts of theNorthern Cape province ofSouth Africa. The seat of the municipality isKimberley. As of 2022, the majority of its 434,342 residents speakSetswana.[4] The district code is DC9.
Previously known as the Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour ofFrances Baard in June 2001. On9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape PremierHazel Jenkins.[5]
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
The district contains the followinglocal municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population (2022)[2] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sol Plaatje | 270 078 | 62.18% |
| Phokwane | 80 481 | 18.53% |
| Dikgatlong | 56 967 | 13.12% |
| Magareng | 26 816 | 6.17% |
The following statistics are from the2022 census.[2]
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 226 239 | 52.09% |
| Male | 208 104 | 47.91% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Black African | 291 162 | 67.1% |
| Coloured | 101 815 | 23.4% |
| White | 36 116 | 8.3% |
| Indian/Asian | 4 510 | 1.0% |
| Other | 604 | 0.1% |
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 4 | 41 323 | 9.51% |
| 5 - 14 | 78 255 | 18.02% |
| 15 - 34 | 145 174 | 33.42% |
| 35 - 59 | 125 225 | 28.83% |
| 60+ | 44 315 | 10.2% |
Election results for Frances Baard in theSouth African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 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 | 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% |
Municipalities of theNorthern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
Municipalities and communities ofFrances Baard District Municipality,Northern Cape | ||
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District seat:Kimberley | ||
| Sol Plaatje | | |
| Phokwane | ||
| Magareng | ||
| Dikgatlong | ||
