Pixley_ka_Seme_District_Municipality

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality

District municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa


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.

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Geography

Neighbours

Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by other districts as follows:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

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Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

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Gender

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Age

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Politics

Election results

Election results for Pixley ka Seme in the South African general election, 2004.

  • 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
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See also

  • Karoo a general geographical area in South Africa

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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