Pixley ka Seme
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Location in South Africa
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| Coordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°E / -30.500; 23.500 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | De Aar |
| Local municipalities | List |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | John Lolwana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103,410 km2 (39,930 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 186,351 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 31.5% |
| • Coloured | 59.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 8.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 76.8% |
| • Xhosa | 17.5% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Tswana | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC7 |
The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Afrikaans: Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Pixley ka Seme) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. As of 2011, a majority (77%) of its 186,351 residents speak Afrikaans as a first language. The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.
Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by other districts as follows:
Places adjacent to Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
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The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
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| Emthanjeni | 42,356 | 22.73% | Afrikaans |
| Siyancuma | 37,076 | 19.90% | Afrikaans |
| Umsobomvu | 28,376 | 15.23% | Xhosa |
| Siyathemba | 21,591 | 11.59% | Afrikaans |
| Ubuntu | 18,601 | 9.98% | Afrikaans |
| Thembelihle | 15,701 | 8.43% | Afrikaans |
| Kareeberg | 11,673 | 6.23% | Afrikaans |
| Renosterberg | 10,978 | 5.89% | Afrikaans |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % |
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| Afrikaans | 140,641 | 76.79% |
| IsiXhosa | 32,017 | 17.48% |
| English | 2,991 | 1.63% |
| Tswana | 2,922 | 1.60% |
| Sesotho | 1,483 | 0.81% |
| Other | 941 | 0.51% |
| Sign language | 745 | 0.41% |
| IsiZulu | 446 | 0.24% |
| IsiNdebele | 298 | 0.16% |
| Sepedi | 286 | 0.16% |
| Tshivenda | 171 | 0.09% |
| Xitsonga | 108 | 0.06% |
| SiSwati | 104 | 0.06% |
| Gender | Population | % |
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| Female | 94,284 | 50.59% |
| Male | 92,068 | 49.41% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Coloured | 110,257 | 59.17% |
| Black African | 58,614 | 31.45% |
| White | 15,064 | 8.08% |
| Indian/Asian | 1,046 | 0.56% |
| Other | 1,371 | 0.74% |
| Age | Population | % |
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| 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 for Pixley ka Seme in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 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% |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 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% |
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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape
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District seat: De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni |
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| Kareeberg |
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| Renosterberg |
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| Siyancuma |
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| Siyathemba |
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| Thembelihle |
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| Ubuntu |
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| Umsobomvu |
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Municipalities of the Northern Cape
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| Namakwa District |
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| Pixley ka Seme District |
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| ZF Mgcawu District |
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| Frances Baard District |
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| John Taolo Gaetsewe District |
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