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Fezile Dabi District Municipality

Fezile Dabi
Northern Free State
District municipality
Official seal of Fezile Dabi
Seal
Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State
Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State
Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E / 26.817°S 27.817°E / -26.817; 27.817Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E / 26.817°S 27.817°E / -26.817; 27.817
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 (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.


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