Namakwa District Municipality
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Namakwa is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok. The majority of its 108 118 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC6.
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Geography
Neighbours
Namakwa is surrounded by:- the republic of Namibia in the north
- Siyanda (DC8) in the north-east
- Karoo (DC5) in the east
- Central Karoo (DC5) in the south-east
- Boland (DC2) - in the south
- Central Karoo (DC5)
- West Coast (DC1) in the south-west
- the Atlantic Ocean in the west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Nama Khoi | 44 752 | 41.39% |
| Hantam | 19 804 | 18.32% |
| Khƒi-Ma | 11 348 | 10.50% |
| Kamiesberg | 10 743 | 9.94% |
| Karoo Hoogland | 10 508 | 9.72% |
| Richtersveld | 10 119 | 9.36% |
| Namaqualand | 813 | 0.75% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 103 304 | 95.55% |
| IsiXhosa | 1 595 | 1.48% |
| Setswana | 1 211 | 1.12% |
| English | 1 143 | 1.06% |
| Other | 415 | 0.38% |
| Sesotho | 219 | 0.20% |
| IsiZulu | 116 | 0.11% |
| Xitsonga | 26 | 0.02% |
| Sepedi | 18 | 0.02% |
| Tshivenda | 16 | 0.01% |
| SiSwati | 15 | 0.01% |
| IsiNdebele | 9 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 54 651 | 50.55% |
| Male | 53 467 | 49.45% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Coloured | 90 713 | 83.90% |
| White | 12 757 | 11.80% |
| Black African | 4 523 | 4.18% |
| Indian/Asian | 125 | 0.12% |
Age
| Age | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 9 990 | 9.24% |
| 005 - 009 | 10 690 | 9.89% |
| 010 - 014 | 11 028 | 10.20% |
| 015 - 019 | 9 809 | 9.07% |
| 020 - 024 | 8 212 | 7.60% |
| 025 - 029 | 8 367 | 7.74% |
| 030 - 034 | 8 647 | 8.00% |
| 035 - 039 | 8 086 | 7.48% |
| 040 - 044 | 6 996 | 6.47% |
| 045 - 049 | 6 387 | 5.91% |
| 050 - 054 | 4 971 | 4.60% |
| 055 - 059 | 4 232 | 3.91% |
| 060 - 064 | 3 437 | 3.18% |
| 065 - 069 | 2 671 | 2.47% |
| 070 - 074 | 1 929 | 1.78% |
| 075 - 079 | 1 216 | 1.12% |
| 080 - 084 | 786 | 0.73% |
| 085 - 089 | 453 | 0.42% |
| 090 - 094 | 165 | 0.15% |
| 095 - 099 | 43 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 3 | 0.00% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 70 397 [65.11% of total population]
- Total votes: 44 220 [40.90% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 26 557 | 60.06% |
| Democratic Alliance | 7 104 | 16.07% |
| New National Party | 4 379 | 9.90% |
| Independent Democrats | 4 216 | 9.53% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 867 | 1.96% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 536 | 1.21% |
| Pan African Congress | 75 | 0.17% |
| United Democratic Movement | 63 | 0.14% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 54 | 0.12% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 49 | 0.11% |
| NA | 42 | 0.09% |
| EMSA | 39 | 0.09% |
| PJC | 38 | 0.09% |
| KISS | 37 | 0.08% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 34 | 0.08% |
| CDP | 28 | 0.06% |
| SOPA | 27 | 0.06% |
| TOP | 23 | 0.05% |
| NLP | 20 | 0.05% |
| UF | 18 | 0.04% |
| Minority Front | 14 | 0.03% |
| Total | 44 220 | 100.00% |
References
- [Municipal Demarcation Board]
- [Stats SA Census 2001 page]
- [Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]
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