Fezile Dabi District Municipality

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.

Fezile Dabi

Northern Free State
Seal
Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State
Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
SeatSasolburg
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorJonas Ramokhoase (ANC)
Area
  Total20,668 km2 (7,980 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total488,036
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African86.1%
  Coloured1.9%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White11.4%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho67.3%
  Afrikaans13.8%
  Xhosa6.0%
  Zulu5.6%
  Other7.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC20

Geography

Neighbours

Northern Free State is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Moqhaka167 88636.47%Sotho
Ngwathe118 82025.81%Sotho
Metsimaholo115 96425.19%Sotho
Mafube57 63712.52%Sotho

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Sesotho312 96267.99%
Afrikaans62 43013.56%
IsiXhosa34 8887.58%
IsiZulu31 2296.78%
Setswana6 1211.33%
English4 7491.03%
Sepedi2 6280.57%
SiSwati1 5370.33%
IsiNdebele1 2430.27%
Xitsonga1 2410.27%
Other7570.16%
Tshivenda5220.11%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female233 92150.82%
Male226 36849.18%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African394 51985.71%
White56 09412.19%
Coloured9 1741.99%
Indian/Asian5020.11%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00441 5589.03%
005 - 00943 9719.55%
010 - 01449 98410.86%
015 - 01951 06211.09%
020 - 02442 6069.26%
025 - 02939 1248.50%
030 - 03434 8677.58%
035 - 03932 4967.06%
040 - 04428 3016.15%
045 - 04924 1715.25%
050 - 05419 6014.26%
055 - 05914 9153.24%
060 - 06412 0492.62%
065 - 0699 5772.08%
070 - 0747 0591.53%
075 - 0794 1190.89%
080 - 0842 9220.63%
085 - 0891 2490.27%
090 - 0944690.10%
095 - 0991320.03%
100 plus570.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 293 994 [63.87% of total population]
  • Total votes: 182 833 [39.72% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 62.19% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress146 69180.23%
Democratic Alliance20 39511.15%
Freedom Front Plus4 2102.30%
United Democratic Movement2 3261.27%
African Christian Democratic Party2 2651.24%
New National Party1 5110.83%
Pan African Congress1 4490.79%
Independent Democrats1 0970.60%
Azanian People's Organisation8940.49%
Inkhata Freedom Party7490.41%
United Christian Democratic Party3010.16%
SOPA2030.11%
NA1670.09%
CDP1260.07%
EMSA1090.06%
PJC940.05%
UF840.05%
TOP600.03%
KISS350.02%
NLP340.02%
Minority Front330.02%
Total182 833100.00%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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