ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

ZF Mgcawu
Benede Oranje
District municipality

Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 28°0′S 21°30′E / 28.000°S 21.500°E / -28.000; 21.500Coordinates: 28°0′S 21°30′E / 28.000°S 21.500°E / -28.000; 21.500
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
Seat Upington
Local municipalities
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Gift van Staden
Area
 • Total 102,524 km2 (39,585 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 236,783
 • Density 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 29.4%
 • Coloured 60.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.7%
 • White 8.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Afrikaans 76.4%
 • Tswana 15.8%
 • Xhosa 2.7%
 • English 1.8%
 • Other 3.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code DC8

The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality (known before 1 July 2013 as Siyanda)[4] is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of ZF Mgcawu is Upington. The majority (76%) of its 236,783 [5] people speak Afrikaans (2011 Census). The district code is DC8.

ZF Mgcawu District Municipality is named after Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor, Zwelentlanga Fatman Mgcawu. In a previous renaming, from Gordonia, the name Siyanda, meaning "we are growing", was used.

Geography

Neighbours

ZF Mgcawu is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
//Khara Hais73 78635.16%Afrikaans
Kai !Garib57 68927.49%Afrikaans
Tsantsabane31 01014.77%Afrikaans
!Kheis16 0297.64%Afrikaans
Kgatelopele15 4487.36%Afrikaans
Mier6 8503.26%Afrikaans
District Management Area9 0834.33%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Afrikaans171 37181.65%
Setswana28 59513.62%
IsiXhosa5 3932.57%
English1 6320.78%
Sesotho1 3760.66%
Other8220.39%
IsiZulu2660.13%
Sepedi1010.05%
IsiNdebele990.05%
Tshivenda970.05%
SiSwati760.04%
Xitsonga670.03%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female107 48051.21%
Male102 40348.79%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Coloured133 71163.71%
Black African51 35324.47%
White24 63311.74%
Indian/Asian1860.09%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00422 03810.50%
005 - 00921 68910.33%
010 - 01421 34110.17%
015 - 01921 75310.36%
020 - 02419 1019.10%
025 - 02918 1658.65%
030 - 03416 4037.82%
035 - 03914 8377.07%
040 - 04413 0016.19%
045 - 04910 5925.05%
050 - 0548 4094.01%
055 - 0596 3433.02%
060 - 0645 5042.62%
065 - 0694 2262.01%
070 - 0742 7201.30%
075 - 0791 8310.87%
080 - 0841 1640.55%
085 - 0895120.24%
090 - 0942090.10%
095 - 099330.02%
100 plus120.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Siyanda in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 131 760 [62.78% of total population]
  • Total votes: 75 264 [35.86% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 57.12% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress50 82667.53%
Independent Democrats7 74710.29%
Democratic Alliance6 7769.00%
New National Party5 4017.18%
African Christian Democratic Party1 2991.73%
Freedom Front Plus1 2691.69%
United Democratic Movement6900.92%
Azanian People's Organisation3720.49%
Pan African Congress1830.24%
United Christian Democratic Party1600.21%
Inkhata Freedom Party1100.15%
EMSA660.09%
NA650.09%
PJC590.08%
KISS480.06%
SOPA450.06%
UF360.05%
CDP320.04%
NLP320.04%
TOP280.04%
Minority Front200.03%
Total75 264100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Siyanda District Municipality Renamed". Kathu Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Municipal Profiles
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