Xhariep is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa.The District is the largest in the Free State Geographically and is known for its vast land. The District is home to the largest dam in the Country, the Gariep Dam and has two mines,situated in Jagersfontein and Koffifontein. The natural resources and the geographical position of the District make it a site with the best potential for investment and development. Xhariep has prominent towns such as Rouxville. The seat of Xhariep is Trompsburg. The largest language group is Sotho who make up 45.3% of the total population of 146,259 (2011 Census). The district code is DC16.
Xhariep | |
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District municipality | |
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![]() Location of Xhariep District Municipality within Free State | |
Coordinates: 30°01′S 25°46′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Seat | Trompsburg |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Irene Mehlomekhulu |
Area | |
• Total | 37,674 km2 (14,546 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 146,259 |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 78.5% |
• Coloured | 13.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 7.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 45.3% |
• Afrikaans | 31.6% |
• Xhosa | 15.8% |
• Tswana | 3.5% |
• Other | 3.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC16 |
Xhariep is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
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Kopanong | 49 171 | 33.6% | Sotho, Afrikaans |
Letsemeng | 38 628 | 26.4% | Afrikaans |
Mohokare | 34 146 | 23.4% | Sotho |
Naledi | 24 314 | 16.6% | Sotho |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Language | Population | % |
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Sotho | 64 536 | 45.32% |
Afrikaans | 44 942 | 31.56% |
Xhosa | 22 518 | 15.81% |
Tswana | 5 000 | 3.51% |
English | 2 282 | 1.60% |
Sign language | 1 083 | 0.76% |
Zulu, Ndebele, Swati | 874 | 0.60% |
Other | 691 | 0.49% |
Northern Sotho | 260 | 0.18% |
Gender | Population | % |
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Female | 74 600 | 51.01% |
Male | 71 658 | 48.99% |
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Black African | 114 806 | 78.49% |
Coloured | 19 239 | 13.15% |
White | 11 143 | 7.62% |
Indian/Asian | 553 | 0.38% |
Age | Population | % |
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000 - 004 | 13 216 | 9.77% |
005 - 009 | 14 640 | 10.82% |
010 - 014 | 15 613 | 11.54% |
015 - 019 | 14 962 | 11.06% |
020 - 024 | 11 708 | 8.66% |
025 - 029 | 10 584 | 7.83% |
030 - 034 | 10 002 | 7.40% |
035 - 039 | 8 952 | 6.62% |
040 - 044 | 7 742 | 5.72% |
045 - 049 | 6 487 | 4.80% |
050 - 054 | 5 534 | 4.09% |
055 - 059 | 4 175 | 3.09% |
060 - 064 | 3 784 | 2.80% |
065 - 069 | 3 007 | 2.22% |
070 - 074 | 1 898 | 1.40% |
075 - 079 | 1 290 | 0.95% |
080 - 084 | 970 | 0.72% |
085 - 089 | 444 | 0.33% |
090 - 094 | 157 | 0.12% |
095 - 099 | 62 | 0.05% |
100 plus | 26 | 0.02% |
Election results for Xhariep in the South African general election, 2004.
Party | Votes | % |
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African National Congress | 34 697 | 80.54% |
Democratic Alliance | 4 368 | 10.14% |
Freedom Front Plus | 1 021 | 2.37% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 749 | 1.74% |
Pan African Congress | 718 | 1.67% |
New National Party | 439 | 1.02% |
Independent Democrats | 321 | 0.75% |
United Democratic Movement | 183 | 0.42% |
Inkhata Freedom Party | 94 | 0.22% |
United Christian Democratic Party | 81 | 0.19% |
Azanian People's Organisation | 80 | 0.19% |
UF | 78 | 0.18% |
NA | 66 | 0.15% |
SOPA | 50 | 0.12% |
EMSA | 31 | 0.07% |
CDP | 28 | 0.06% |
TOP | 27 | 0.06% |
PJC | 27 | 0.06% |
NLP | 11 | 0.03% |
Minority Front | 7 | 0.02% |
KISS | 6 | 0.01% |
Total | 43 082 | 100.00% |
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Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State | ||
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District seat: Trompsburg | ||
Kopanong | ![]() | |
Letsemeng | ||
Mohokare |
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Naledi |