Karoo District Municipality
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Karoo is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Karoo is De Aar. The majority of its 164 608 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC7.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Karoo is surrounded by (clockwise):
- Frances Baard (DC9) in the north-east
- Xhariep (DC16) in the east
- Ukhahlamba (DC14) in the south-east
- Chris Hani (DC13) in the south-east
- Cacadu (DC10) in the south
- Central Karoo (DC5) in the south
- Namakwa (DC6) in the south-west
- Siyanda (DC8) in the north-west
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Siyancuma | 35 816 | 21.76% |
| Emthanjeni | 35 548 | 21.60% |
| Umsombomvu | 23 649 | 14.37% |
| Siyathemba | 17 499 | 10.63% |
| Ubuntu | 16 373 | 9.95% |
| Thembelihle | 13 979 | 8.49% |
| Kareeberg | 9 487 | 5.76% |
| Renosterberg | 9 072 | 5.51% |
| Bo Karoo | 3 176 | 1.93% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 127 788 | 77.63% |
| IsiXhosa | 28 090 | 17.06% |
| Other | 3 365 | 2.04% |
| Setswana | 2 817 | 1.71% |
| English | 1 406 | 0.85% |
| Sesotho | 766 | 0.47% |
| IsiZulu | 145 | 0.09% |
| IsiNdebele | 89 | 0.05% |
| Sepedi | 42 | 0.03% |
| Tshivenda | 32 | 0.02% |
| SiSwati | 32 | 0.02% |
| Xitsonga | 27 | 0.02% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 84 817 | 51.53% |
| Male | 79 791 | 48.47% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Coloured | 102 719 | 62.40% |
| Black African | 44 323 | 26.93% |
| White | 17 400 | 10.57% |
| Indian/Asian | 166 | 0.10% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 17 114 | 10.40% |
| 005 - 009 | 17 869 | 10.86% |
| 010 - 014 | 18 744 | 11.39% |
| 015 - 019 | 17 638 | 10.72% |
| 020 - 024 | 12 796 | 7.77% |
| 025 - 029 | 11 970 | 7.27% |
| 030 - 034 | 11 858 | 7.20% |
| 035 - 039 | 10 997 | 6.68% |
| 040 - 044 | 9 664 | 5.87% |
| 045 - 049 | 8 761 | 5.32% |
| 050 - 054 | 7 090 | 4.31% |
| 055 - 059 | 5 581 | 3.39% |
| 060 - 064 | 4 720 | 2.87% |
| 065 - 069 | 3 733 | 2.27% |
| 070 - 074 | 2 488 | 1.51% |
| 075 - 079 | 1 692 | 1.03% |
| 080 - 084 | 1 123 | 0.68% |
| 085 - 089 | 489 | 0.30% |
| 090 - 094 | 217 | 0.13% |
| 095 - 099 | 51 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 13 | 0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Karoo in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 99 868 [60.67% of total population]
- Total votes: 66 585 [40.45% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 66.67% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 43 618 | 65.51% |
| New National Party | 8 730 | 13.11% |
| Democratic Alliance | 7 067 | 10.61% |
| Independent Democrats | 3 298 | 4.95% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 225 | 1.84% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 154 | 1.73% |
| Pan African Congress | 305 | 0.46% |
| United Democratic Movement | 240 | 0.36% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 136 | 0.20% |
| NA | 110 | 0.17% |
| PJC | 105 | 0.16% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 104 | 0.16% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 97 | 0.15% |
| EMSA | 71 | 0.11% |
| TOP | 63 | 0.09% |
| NLP | 60 | 0.09% |
| KISS | 50 | 0.08% |
| SOPA | 50 | 0.08% |
| CDP | 43 | 0.06% |
| UF | 43 | 0.06% |
| Minority Front | 16 | 0.02% |
| Total | 66 585 | 100.00% |
[edit] See also
Karoo a general geographical area in South Africa
[edit] References
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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