Fezile Dabi Northern Free State |
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Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State |
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Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E / 26.817°S 27.817°ECoordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E / 26.817°S 27.817°E | ||
Country | South Africa | |
Province | Free State | |
Seat | Sasolburg | |
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Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Jonas Ramokhoase (ANC) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 20,668 km2 (7,980 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 488,036 | |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 86.1% | |
• Coloured | 1.9% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
• White | 11.4% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Sotho | 67.3% | |
• Afrikaans | 13.8% | |
• Xhosa | 6.0% | |
• Zulu | 5.6% | |
• Other | 7.3% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC20 |
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.
Northern Free State is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.