Frances Baard District Municipality
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Frances Baard Diamandveld |
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°ECoordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| Seat | Kimberley | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Achmat Florence | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12,836 km2 (4,956 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 382,086 | |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 65.5% | |
| • Coloured | 24.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% | |
| • White | 6.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 43.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% | |
| • English | 6.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% | |
| • Other | 7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC9 | |
Frances Baard is one of the 5 districts of Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Frances Baard is Kimberley. The majority of its 324 814 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC9.
Previously known as Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009 a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Frances Baard in the South African general election, 2004.
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