The Northern Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into five district municipalities which are in turn divided into twenty-six local municipalities.
In the following map, the district municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.
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District municipalities edit
| Name | Code | Seat | Area (km2)[1] |
Population (2016)[2] |
Pop. density (per km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Baard District Municipality | DC9 | Kimberley | 12,836 | 387,741 | 30.2 | |
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality | DC45 | Kuruman | 27,322 | 242,264 | 8.9 | |
| Namakwa District Municipality | DC6 | Springbok | 126,836 | 115,488 | 0.9 | |
| Pixley ka Seme District Municipality | DC7 | De Aar | 103,411 | 195,595 | 1.9 | |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | DC8 | Upington | 102,484 | 252,692 | 2.5 |
Local municipalities edit
| Name | Code | District | Seat | Area (km2)[1] |
Population (2016)[2] |
Pop. density (per km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| !Kheis Local Municipality | NC084 | ZF Mgcawu | Groblershoop | 11,107 | 16,566 | 1.5 | |
| Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality | NC087 | ZF Mgcawu | Upington | 44,231 | 107,161 | 2.4 | |
| Dikgatlong Local Municipality | NC092 | Frances Baard | Barkly West | 7,316 | 48,473 | 6.6 | |
| Emthanjeni Local Municipality | NC073 | Pixley ka Seme | De Aar | 13,472 | 45,404 | 3.4 | |
| Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality | NC452 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kuruman | 4,495 | 104,408 | 23.2 | |
| Gamagara Local Municipality | NC453 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kathu | 2,648 | 53,656 | 20.3 | |
| Hantam Local Municipality | NC065 | Namakwa | Calvinia | 39,085 | 21,540 | 0.6 | |
| Joe Morolong Local Municipality | NC451 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Mothibistad | 20,180 | 84,201 | 4.2 | |
| Kai !Garib Local Municipality | NC082 | ZF Mgcawu | Kakamas | 26,377 | 68,929 | 2.6 | |
| Kamiesberg Local Municipality | NC064 | Namakwa | Garies | 14,208 | 9,605 | 0.7 | |
| Kareeberg Local Municipality | NC074 | Pixley ka Seme | Carnarvon | 17,701 | 12,772 | 0.7 | |
| Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality | NC066 | Namakwa | Williston | 30,230 | 13,009 | 0.4 | |
| Kgatelopele Local Municipality | NC086 | ZF Mgcawu | Daniëlskuil | 2,478 | 20,691 | 8.3 | |
| Khâi-Ma Local Municipality | NC067 | Namakwa | Pofadder | 15,715 | 12,333 | 0.8 | |
| Magareng Local Municipality | NC093 | Frances Baard | Warrenton | 1,546 | 24,059 | 15.6 | |
| Nama Khoi Local Municipality | NC062 | Namakwa | Springbok | 17,990 | 46,512 | 2.6 | |
| Phokwane Local Municipality | NC094 | Frances Baard | Hartswater | 828 | 60,168 | 72.7 | |
| Renosterberg Local Municipality | NC075 | Pixley ka Seme | Petrusville | 5,529 | 11,818 | 2.1 | |
| Richtersveld Local Municipality | NC061 | Namakwa | Port Nolloth | 9,608 | 12,487 | 1.3 | |
| Siyancuma Local Municipality | NC078 | Pixley ka Seme | Douglas | 16,753 | 35,941 | 2.1 | |
| Siyathemba Local Municipality | NC077 | Pixley ka Seme | Prieska | 14,727 | 23,075 | 1.6 | |
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | NC091 | Frances Baard | Kimberley | 3,145 | 255,041 | 81.1 | |
| Thembelihle Local Municipality | NC076 | Pixley ka Seme | Hopetown | 8,023 | 16,230 | 2.0 | |
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | NC085 | ZF Mgcawu | Postmasburg | 18,290 | 39,345 | 2.2 | |
| Ubuntu Local Municipality | NC071 | Pixley ka Seme | Victoria West | 20,393 | 19,471 | 1.0 | |
| Umsobomvu Local Municipality | NC072 | Pixley ka Seme | Colesberg | 6,813 | 30,883 | 4.5 |
Former municipalities edit
These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.
| Name | Code | Dissolved | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mier Local Municipality | NC081 | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |
| //Khara Hais Local Municipality | NC083 | 3 August 2016 |
References edit
- ^ a b "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
- ^ a b "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.