Pixley ka Seme
Official seal of Pixley ka Seme
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°E / -30.500; 23.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatDe Aar
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorJohn Lolwana
Area
  Total103,410 km2 (39,930 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total186,351
  Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African31.5%
  Coloured59.2%
  Indian/Asian0.6%
  White8.1%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans76.8%
  Xhosa17.5%
  English1.6%
  Tswana1.6%
  Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC7

The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Afrikaans: Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Pixley ka Seme) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. As of 2011, a majority (77%) of its 186,351 residents speak Afrikaans as a first language. The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.

Geography

Neighbours

Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by other districts as follows:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Emthanjeni42,35622.73%Afrikaans
Siyancuma37,07619.90%Afrikaans
Umsobomvu28,37615.23%Xhosa
Siyathemba21,59111.59%Afrikaans
Ubuntu18,6019.98%Afrikaans
Thembelihle15,7018.43%Afrikaans
Kareeberg11,6736.23%Afrikaans
Renosterberg10,9785.89%Afrikaans

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Afrikaans140,64176.79%
IsiXhosa32,01717.48%
English2,9911.63%
Tswana2,9221.60%
Sesotho1,4830.81%
Other9410.51%
Sign language7450.41%
IsiZulu4460.24%
IsiNdebele2980.16%
Sepedi2860.16%
Tshivenda1710.09%
Xitsonga1080.06%
SiSwati1040.06%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female94,28450.59%
Male92,06849.41%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Coloured110,25759.17%
Black African58,61431.45%
White15,0648.08%
Indian/Asian1,0460.56%
Other1,3710.74%

Age

Age Population %
000–00417 11410.40%
005–00917 86910.86%
010–01418 74411.39%
015–01917 63810.72%
020–02412 7967.77%
025–02911 9707.27%
030–03411 8587.20%
035–03910 9976.68%
040–0449 6645.87%
045–0498 7615.32%
050–0547 0904.31%
055–0595 5813.39%
060–0644 7202.87%
065–0693 7332.27%
070–0742 4881.51%
075–0791 6921.03%
080–0841 1230.68%
085–0894890.30%
090–0942170.13%
095–099510.03%
100 plus130.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Pixley ka Seme 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 Congress43 61865.51%
New National Party8 73013.11%
Democratic Alliance7 06710.61%
Independent Democrats3 2984.95%
Freedom Front Plus1 2251.84%
African Christian Democratic Party1 1541.73%
Pan Africanist Congress3050.46%
United Democratic Movement2400.36%
Inkatha Freedom Party1360.20%
NA1100.17%
PJC1050.16%
United Christian Democratic Party1040.16%
Azanian People's Organisation970.15%
EMSA710.11%
TOP630.09%
NLP600.09%
KISS500.08%
SOPA500.08%
CDP430.06%
UF430.06%
Minority Front160.02%
Total66 585100.00%

See also

  • Karoo a general geographical area in South Africa

References

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