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John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
27,283 km²

Black african population
  
84.8%

Native english speakers
  
2.6%

Province
  
Northern Cape

Seat
  
Kuruman

Municipal code
  
DC45

White population
  
5%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
16.5%

Native tswana speakers
  
75.6%


Local municipalities
  
ListJoe MorolongGa-SegonyanaGamagara

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John Taolo Gaetsewe (formerly Kgalagadi) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. The majority of its 176,899 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC45.

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Map of Kalahari District Council, South Africa

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Neighbours

John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by:

  • Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (DC39) to the north-east
  • Frances Baard (DC9) to the south
  • ZF Mgcawu (DC8) to the south-west
  • the Republic of Botswana in the north-west

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    Election results

    Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 96 783 [54.71% of total population]
  • Total votes: 65 198 [36.86% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 67.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over

    • References

    John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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