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Kgalagadi District Municipality
, South Africa 
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| Municipal code |
DC45 |
| Area |
km² |
| Seat |
Kuruman |
| Neighbours |
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| Mayor |
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| Population |
176 899 (/km²) |
| Habitations |
(/km²) |
| Racial makeup |
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| Home languages |
Setswana |
| Official website |
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Kgalagadi is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Kgalagadi is Kuruman. The majority of its 176,899 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC45.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Kgalagadi is surrounded by:
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| Moshaweng |
84 099 |
47.54% |
| Ga-Segonyana |
70 390 |
39.79% |
| Gamagara |
16 175 |
9.14% |
| Kalahari |
6 231 |
3.52% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
92 689 |
52.40% |
| Male |
84 210 |
47.60% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
157 091 |
88.80% |
| Coloured |
10 358 |
5.86% |
| White |
9 352 |
5.29% |
| Indian/Asian |
98 |
0.06% |
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
20 967 |
11.85% |
| 005 - 009 |
22 647 |
12.80% |
| 010 - 014 |
23 651 |
13.37% |
| 015 - 019 |
20 824 |
11.77% |
| 020 - 024 |
15 475 |
8.75% |
| 025 - 029 |
12 234 |
6.92% |
| 030 - 034 |
10 885 |
6.15% |
| 035 - 039 |
10 267 |
5.80% |
| 040 - 044 |
9 643 |
5.45% |
| 045 - 049 |
7 655 |
4.33% |
| 050 - 054 |
5 883 |
3.33% |
| 055 - 059 |
4 649 |
2.63% |
| 060 - 064 |
3 726 |
2.11% |
| 065 - 069 |
3 133 |
1.77% |
| 070 - 074 |
2 235 |
1.26% |
| 075 - 079 |
1 431 |
0.81% |
| 080 - 084 |
964 |
0.54% |
| 085 - 089 |
379 |
0.21% |
| 090 - 094 |
165 |
0.09% |
| 095 - 099 |
63 |
0.04% |
| 100 plus |
23 |
0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Kgalagadi in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 96 783 [54.71% of total population]
- Total votes: 65 198 [36.86% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 67.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
[edit] References
Coordinates: 27°27′S, 23°24′E
