Namakwa District Municipality

Namakwa
District municipality
Official seal of Namakwa
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 19°30′E / 30.500°S 19.500°E / -30.500; 19.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatSpringbok
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMervin Cloete
Area
 • Total126,836 km2 (48,972 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total115,842
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African6.8%
 • Coloured83.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans93.9%
 • Tswana1.7%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • English1.2%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC6

The Namakwa District Municipality (Afrikaans: Namakwa-distriksmunisipaliteit) 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. As of 2011, a majority of its 108,118 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC6.

Geography

Neighbours

A sign along the border of Namakwa with the Western Cape, welcoming drivers coming up R354

Namakwa is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Nama Khoi 44 752 41.39%
Hantam 19 804 18.32%
Khâi-Ma 11 348 10.50%
Kamiesberg 10 743 9.94%
Karoo Hoogland 10 508 9.72%
Richtersveld 10 119 9.36%
Namaqualand 813 0.75%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Afrikaans 103,304 95.55%
Xhosa 1 595 1.48%
Tswana 1 211 1.12%
English 1 143 1.06%
Other 415 0.38%
Sotho 219 0.20%
Zulu 116 0.11%
Tsonga 26 0.02%
Northern Sotho 18 0.02%
Venda 16 0.01%
Swati 15 0.01%
Ndebele 9 0.01%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female 54 651 50.55%
Male 53 467 49.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Coloured 90 713 83.90%
White 12 757 11.80%
Black African 4 523 4.18%
Indian/Asian 125 0.12%

Age

Age Population %
000–004 9 990 9.24%
005–009 10 690 9.89%
010–014 11 028 10.20%
015–019 9 809 9.07%
020–024 8 212 7.60%
025–029 8 367 7.74%
030–034 8 647 8.00%
035–039 8 086 7.48%
040–044 6 996 6.47%
045–049 6 387 5.91%
050–054 4 971 4.60%
055–059 4 232 3.91%
060–064 3 437 3.18%
065–069 2 671 2.47%
070–074 1 929 1.78%
075–079 1 216 1.12%
080–084 786 0.73%
085–089 453 0.42%
090–094 165 0.15%
095–099 43 0.04%
100 plus 3 0.00%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
  • Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 26 557 60.06%
Democratic Alliance 7 104 16.07%
New National Party 4 379 9.90%
Independent Democrats 4 216 9.53%
African Christian Democratic Party 867 1.96%
Freedom Front Plus 536 1.21%
Pan Africanist Congress 75 0.17%
United Democratic Movement 63 0.14%
United Christian Democratic Party 54 0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party 49 0.11%
NA 42 0.09%
EMSA 39 0.09%
PJC 38 0.09%
KISS 37 0.08%
Azanian People's Organisation 34 0.08%
CDP 28 0.06%
SOPA 27 0.06%
TOP 23 0.05%
NLP 20 0.05%
UF 18 0.04%
Minority Front 14 0.03%
Total 44 220 100.00%

References

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