Karoo District Municipality
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Pixley ka Seme is one of the 5 districts
of the Northern Cape
province of South Africa
. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. The majority of its 164,608 people speak Afrikaans
(2001 Census
). The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme
, one of the founders of the African National Congress
.
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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 the 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 Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. The majority of its 164,608 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 DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme
Pixley ka Isaka Seme
Pixley ka Isaka Seme was a founder and President of the African National Congress.He was born in the Colony of Natal at the Inanda mission station of the American Zulu Mission of American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions...
, one of the founders of the African National Congress
African National Congress
The 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...
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Neighbours
Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by (clockwise):- 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....
(DC9) in the north-east - 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 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...
(DC14) in the south-east - Chris HaniChris Hani District MunicipalityChris Hani is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 810 274 people speak Xhosa , although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district...
(DC13) in the south-east - CacaduCacadu District MunicipalityCacadu District Municipality is situated in the Western Portion of the Eastern Cape province, covering an area of 58 242 square kilometres. The area of the district municipality includes nine local municipalities and other portions collectively known as the District Management Areas . The seat of...
(DC10) in the south - Central KarooCentral Karoo District MunicipalityThe Central Karoo District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa...
(DC5) in the south - NamakwaNamakwa District MunicipalityNamakwa is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. The majority of its 108 118 people speak Afrikaans...
(DC6) 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 north-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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Siyancuma Siyancuma Local Municipality Siyancuma Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.-References:... |
35 816 | 21.76% |
| Emthanjeni Emthanjeni Local Municipality Emthanjeni Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Emthanjeni is a Xhosa name meaning a "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area. It is also a... |
35 548 | 21.60% |
| Umsobomvu | 23 649 | 14.37% |
| Siyathemba Siyathemba Local Municipality Siyathemba Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.-References:... |
17 499 | 10.63% |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu Local Municipality Ubuntu Local Municipality is a municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.Its seat is Victoria West; other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.-References:... |
16 373 | 9.95% |
| Thembelihle Thembelihle Local Municipality Thembelihle Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Thembelihle is a Xhosa name meaning "good hope".-Localities:*Deetlessville*Hopetown*Orania... |
13 979 | 8.49% |
| Kareeberg Kareeberg Local Municipality Kareeberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.-References:... |
9 487 | 5.76% |
| Renosterberg Renosterberg Local Municipality Renosterberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.-References:... |
9 072 | 5.51% |
| District Management Area | 3 176 | 1.93% |
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... |
127,788 | 77.63% |
| IsiXhosa | 28,090 | 17.06% |
| Other Languages of South Africa South Africa has eleven official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Fewer than one percent of South Africans speak a first language other than an official one. Most South Africans can speak more than one language. Dutch and... |
3,365 | 2.04% |
| 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... |
2,817 | 1.71% |
| 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... |
1,406 | 0.85% |
| Sesotho | 766 | 0.47% |
| IsiZulu | 145 | 0.09% |
| IsiNdebele | 89 | 0.05% |
| Sepedi | 42 | 0.03% |
| Tshivenda | 32 | 0.02% |
| SiSwati | 32 | 0.02% |
| Xitsonga | 27 | 0.02% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 84 817 | 51.53% |
| Male | 79 791 | 48.47% |
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
| 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% |
Election results
Election results for Pixley ka Seme 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: 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
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...
43 618 65.51% New National Party 8 730 13.11% Democratic Alliance 7 067 10.61% Independent Democrats 3 298 4.95% Freedom Front Plus 1 225 1.84% African Christian Democratic Party 1 154 1.73% Pan Africanist Congress 305 0.46% United Democratic Movement 240 0.36% 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:...
136 0.20% NA 110 0.17% PJC 105 0.16% United Christian Democratic Party 104 0.16% Azanian People's Organisation 97 0.15% EMSA 71 0.11% TOP 63 0.09% NLP 60 0.09% KISS 50 0.08% SOPA 50 0.08% CDP 43 0.06% UF 43 0.06% Minority Front 16 0.02% Total 66 585 100.00%