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Fezile Dabi District Municipality, formerly known as Northern Free State District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Northern Free State is Sasolburg. The majority of its 460 289 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC20.
Fezile Dabi
Northern Free State | |
|---|---|
District municipality | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State | |
| Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| Seat | Sasolburg |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jonas Ramokhoase (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,668 km2 (7,980 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 527,788 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2021) | |
| • Black African | 85.28% |
| • Coloured | 2.06% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.49 |
| • White | 12.17% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 67.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.8% |
| • Xhosa | 6.0% |
| • Zulu | 5.6% |
| • Other | 7.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC20 |
Geography
Neighbours
Northern Free State is surrounded by:
- Sedibeng in Gauteng to the north (DC42)
- Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC30)
- Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east (DC19)
- Lejweleputswa to the south-west (DC18)
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North-West to the north-west (DC40)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moqhaka | 167 886 | 36.47% | Sotho |
| Ngwathe | 118 820 | 25.81% | Sotho |
| Metsimaholo | 115 964 | 25.19% | Sotho |
| Mafube | 57 637 | 12.52% | Sotho |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sesotho | 312 962 | 67.99% |
| Afrikaans | 62 430 | 13.56% |
| IsiXhosa | 34 888 | 7.58% |
| IsiZulu | 31 229 | 6.78% |
| Setswana | 6 121 | 1.33% |
| English | 4 749 | 1.03% |
| Sepedi | 2 628 | 0.57% |
| SiSwati | 1 537 | 0.33% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 243 | 0.27% |
| Xitsonga | 1 241 | 0.27% |
| Other | 757 | 0.16% |
| Tshivenda | 522 | 0.11% |
Sex
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 233 921 | 50.82% |
| Male | 226 368 | 49.18% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 394 519 | 85.71% |
| White | 56 094 | 12.19% |
| Coloured | 9 174 | 1.99% |
| Indian/Asian | 502 | 0.11% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 41 558 | 9.03% |
| 005 - 009 | 43 971 | 9.55% |
| 010 - 014 | 49 984 | 10.86% |
| 015 - 019 | 51 062 | 11.09% |
| 020 - 024 | 42 606 | 9.26% |
| 025 - 029 | 39 124 | 8.50% |
| 030 - 034 | 34 867 | 7.58% |
| 035 - 039 | 32 496 | 7.06% |
| 040 - 044 | 28 301 | 6.15% |
| 045 - 049 | 24 171 | 5.25% |
| 050 - 054 | 19 601 | 4.26% |
| 055 - 059 | 14 915 | 3.24% |
| 060 - 064 | 12 049 | 2.62% |
| 065 - 069 | 9 577 | 2.08% |
| 070 - 074 | 7 059 | 1.53% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 119 | 0.89% |
| 080 - 084 | 2 922 | 0.63% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 249 | 0.27% |
| 090 - 094 | 469 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 132 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 57 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 293 994 [63.87% of total population]
- Total votes: 182 833 [39.72% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.19% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 146 691 | 80.23% |
| Democratic Alliance | 20 395 | 11.15% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 4 210 | 2.30% |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 326 | 1.27% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 265 | 1.24% |
| New National Party | 1 511 | 0.83% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 449 | 0.79% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 097 | 0.60% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 894 | 0.49% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 749 | 0.41% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 301 | 0.16% |
| SOPA | 203 | 0.11% |
| NA | 167 | 0.09% |
| CDP | 126 | 0.07% |
| EMSA | 109 | 0.06% |
| PJC | 94 | 0.05% |
| UF | 84 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 60 | 0.03% |
| KISS | 35 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 34 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 33 | 0.02% |
| Total | 182 833 | 100.00% |
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
External links
Municipalities of the Free State | |||||||||
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List of municipalities in the Free State | |||||||||
На других языках
- [en] Fezile Dabi District Municipality
[ru] Фезиле-Даби
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