John Taolo Gaetsewe Kgalagadi District |
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District municipality | ||
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Location in South Africa |
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Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°ECoordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E | ||
Country | South Africa | |
Province | Northern Cape | |
Seat | Kuruman | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Benjamin Gaobusiwe | |
Area | ||
• Total | 27,283 km2 (10,534 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 224,799 | |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 84.8% | |
• Coloured | 9.3% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
• White | 5.0% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Tswana | 75.6% | |
• Afrikaans | 16.5% | |
• English | 2.6% | |
• Other | 5.3% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC45 |
John Taolo Gaetsewe (formerly Kgalagadi) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. The majority of its 176,899 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC45.
John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the South African general election, 2004.