John Taolo Gaetsewe
Kgalagadi District
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Location in South Africa
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| Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E / -27; 23 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Kuruman |
| Local municipalities | List |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Gaobusiwe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,283 km2 (10,534 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 224,799 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 84.8% |
| • Coloured | 9.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 75.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.5% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC45 |
The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa John Taolo Gaetsewe; Afrikaans: John Taolo Gaetsewe-distriksmunisipaliteit), formerly the Kgalagadi District Municipality, is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. As of 2011, the majority of its 176,899 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC45.
John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morolong (formerly Moshaweng) | 84 099 | 47.54% | Tswana |
| Ga-Segonyana | 70 390 | 39.79% | Tswana |
| Gamagara | 16 175 | 9.14% | Afrikaans |
| Kalahari | 6 231 | 3.52% |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Setswana | 151 654 | 85.73% |
| Afrikaans | 20 401 | 11.53% |
| IsiXhosa | 1 575 | 0.89% |
| Sesotho | 737 | 0.42% |
| English | 735 | 0.42% |
| Other | 447 | 0.25% |
| Sepedi | 429 | 0.24% |
| IsiZulu | 353 | 0.20% |
| SiSwati | 183 | 0.10% |
| IsiNdebele | 167 | 0.09% |
| Xitsonga | 151 | 0.09% |
| Tshivenda | 63 | 0.04% |
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 92 689 | 52.40% |
| Male | 84 210 | 47.60% |
| 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% |
Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 51 456 | 78.92% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 6 763 | 10.37% |
| Democratic Alliance | 2 687 | 4.12% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 084 | 1.66% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 790 | 1.21% |
| New National Party | 690 | 1.06% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 585 | 0.90% |
| Pan African Congress | 267 | 0.41% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 212 | 0.33% |
| United Democratic Movement | 161 | 0.25% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 97 | 0.15% |
| EMSA | 81 | 0.12% |
| NA | 57 | 0.09% |
| CDP | 57 | 0.09% |
| SOPA | 54 | 0.08% |
| PJC | 40 | 0.06% |
| TOP | 36 | 0.06% |
| UF | 35 | 0.05% |
| NLP | 17 | 0.03% |
| Minority Front | 15 | 0.02% |
| KISS | 14 | 0.02% |
| Total | 65 198 | 100.00% |
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