District municipality in North West, South Africa
The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Afrikaans: Dr Kenneth Kaunda-distriksmunisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Dr Kenneth Kaunda), formerly the Southern District Municipality,[3] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia.
Geography
Neighbours
The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by:
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality.[6]
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Gender
Genders
|
Population
|
%
|
Female |
348 676 |
50.10%
|
Male |
347 258 |
49.90%
|
Ethnic group
Ethnic group
|
Population
|
%
|
Black African |
559 011 |
80.33%
|
White |
101 034 |
14.52%
|
Coloured |
28 322 |
4.07%
|
Indian/Asian |
5 105 |
0.73%
|
Other |
2 461 |
0.35%
|
Age
Age
|
Population
|
%
|
000 - 004 |
52 714 |
8.79%
|
005 - 009 |
51 847 |
8.65%
|
010 - 014 |
57 243 |
9.55%
|
015 - 019 |
61 062 |
10.18%
|
020 - 024 |
57 261 |
9.55%
|
025 - 029 |
54 606 |
9.11%
|
030 - 034 |
51 489 |
8.59%
|
035 - 039 |
50 094 |
8.35%
|
040 - 044 |
43 850 |
7.31%
|
045 - 049 |
33 471 |
5.58%
|
050 - 054 |
24 755 |
4.13%
|
055 - 059 |
18 666 |
3.11%
|
060 - 064 |
14 690 |
2.45%
|
065 - 069 |
10 532 |
1.76%
|
070 - 074 |
7 770 |
1.30%
|
075 - 079 |
4 823 |
0.80%
|
080 - 084 |
3 003 |
0.50%
|
085 - 089 |
1 166 |
0.19%
|
090 - 094 |
420 |
0.07%
|
095 - 099 |
150 |
0.03%
|
100 plus |
62 |
0.01%
|
Politics
Election results
Election results for Kaunda District in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 401 692 [66.99% of total population]
- Total votes: 226 396 [37.75% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 56.36% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
External links
26°50′S 26°35′E / 26.833°S 26.583°E / -26.833; 26.583