Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
| Pixley ka Seme | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°ECoordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| Seat | De Aar | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | John Lolwana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 103,410 km2 (39,930 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 186,351 | |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 31.5% | |
| • Coloured | 59.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 8.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 76.8% | |
| • Xhosa | 17.5% | |
| • English | 1.6% | |
| • Tswana | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 2.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC7 | |
Pixley ka Seme is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. The majority (77%) of its 186,351 people speak Afrikaans as first language (2011 Census). The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.
Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by other districts as follows:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Pixley ka Seme in the South African general election, 2004.
Karoo a general geographical area in South Africa
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