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A map of South Africa showing Karoo (within Northern Cape province)
Karoo is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Karoo is De Aar. The majority of its 164,608 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC7.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Karoo is surrounded by (clockwise):
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| Siyancuma |
35 816 |
21.76% |
| Emthanjeni |
35 548 |
21.60% |
| Umsombomvu |
23 649 |
14.37% |
| Siyathemba |
17 499 |
10.63% |
| Ubuntu |
16 373 |
9.95% |
| Thembelihle |
13 979 |
8.49% |
| Kareeberg |
9 487 |
5.76% |
| Renosterberg |
9 072 |
5.51% |
| Bo Karoo |
3 176 |
1.93% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
84 817 |
51.53% |
| Male |
79 791 |
48.47% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Coloured |
102 719 |
62.40% |
| Black African |
44 323 |
26.93% |
| White |
17 400 |
10.57% |
| Indian/Asian |
166 |
0.10% |
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
17 114 |
10.40% |
| 005 - 009 |
17 869 |
10.86% |
| 010 - 014 |
18 744 |
11.39% |
| 015 - 019 |
17 638 |
10.72% |
| 020 - 024 |
12 796 |
7.77% |
| 025 - 029 |
11 970 |
7.27% |
| 030 - 034 |
11 858 |
7.20% |
| 035 - 039 |
10 997 |
6.68% |
| 040 - 044 |
9 664 |
5.87% |
| 045 - 049 |
8 761 |
5.32% |
| 050 - 054 |
7 090 |
4.31% |
| 055 - 059 |
5 581 |
3.39% |
| 060 - 064 |
4 720 |
2.87% |
| 065 - 069 |
3 733 |
2.27% |
| 070 - 074 |
2 488 |
1.51% |
| 075 - 079 |
1 692 |
1.03% |
| 080 - 084 |
1 123 |
0.68% |
| 085 - 089 |
489 |
0.30% |
| 090 - 094 |
217 |
0.13% |
| 095 - 099 |
51 |
0.03% |
| 100 plus |
13 |
0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Karoo in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 99 868 [60.67% of total population]
- Total votes: 66 585 [40.45% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 66.67% votes as a % of population 18 and over
[edit] See also
Karoo a general geographical area in South Africa
[edit] References
