Xhariep District Municipality

Xhariep is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Xhariep is Trompsburg. The largest language group is Sotho who make up 45.3% of the total population of 146,259 (2011 Census). The district code is DC16.

Xhariep
District municipality
Seal
Location of Xhariep District Municipality within Free State
Coordinates: 30°01′S 25°46′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
Seat	Trompsburg
Local municipalities	List Letsemeng Kopanong Mohokare Naledi
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mongi Ntwanambi
Area
• Total	37,674 km^2 (14,546 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	146,259
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	78.5%
• Coloured	13.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	7.6%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Sotho	45.3%
• Afrikaans	31.6%
• Xhosa	15.8%
• Tswana	3.5%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC16

Geography

Welcoming sign where the Orange River is crossed in the direction of the Xhariep District Municipality

Neighbours

Xhariep is surrounded by:

• Lejweleputswa to the north (DC18)
• Mangaung Metro to the north-east
• The kingdom of Lesotho to the east
• Joe Gqabi District in Eastern Cape to the south (DC14)
• Pixley ka Seme in Northern Cape to the west (DC7)
• Frances Baard in Northern Cape to the north-west (DC9)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%	Dominant language
Kopanong	49 171	33.6%	Sotho, Afrikaans
Letsemeng	38 628	26.4%	Afrikaans
Mohokare	34 146	23.4%	Sotho
Naledi	24 314	16.6%	Sotho

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language	Population	%
Sotho	64 536	45.32%
Afrikaans	44 942	31.56%
Xhosa	22 518	15.81%
Tswana	5 000	3.51%
English	2 282	1.60%
Sign language	1 083	0.76%
Zulu, Ndebele, Swati	874	0.60%
Other	691	0.49%
Northern Sotho	260	0.18%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	74 600	51.01%
Male	71 658	48.99%

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	114 806	78.49%
Coloured	19 239	13.15%
White	11 143	7.62%
Indian/Asian	553	0.38%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	13 216	9.77%
005 - 009	14 640	10.82%
010 - 014	15 613	11.54%
015 - 019	14 962	11.06%
020 - 024	11 708	8.66%
025 - 029	10 584	7.83%
030 - 034	10 002	7.40%
035 - 039	8 952	6.62%
040 - 044	7 742	5.72%
045 - 049	6 487	4.80%
050 - 054	5 534	4.09%
055 - 059	4 175	3.09%
060 - 064	3 784	2.80%
065 - 069	3 007	2.22%
070 - 074	1 898	1.40%
075 - 079	1 290	0.95%
080 - 084	970	0.72%
085 - 089	444	0.33%
090 - 094	157	0.12%
095 - 099	62	0.05%
100 plus	26	0.02%

Politics

Election results

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

• Population 18 and over: 82 604 [61.07% of total population]
• Total votes: 43 082 [31.85% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 52.15% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	34 697	80.54%
Democratic Alliance	4 368	10.14%
Freedom Front Plus	1 021	2.37%
African Christian Democratic Party	749	1.74%
Pan African Congress	718	1.67%
New National Party	439	1.02%
Independent Democrats	321	0.75%
United Democratic Movement	183	0.42%
Inkhata Freedom Party	94	0.22%
United Christian Democratic Party	81	0.19%
Azanian People's Organisation	80	0.19%
UF	78	0.18%
NA	66	0.15%
SOPA	50	0.12%
EMSA	31	0.07%
CDP	28	0.06%
TOP	27	0.06%
PJC	27	0.06%
NLP	11	0.03%
Minority Front	7	0.02%
KISS	6	0.01%
Total	43 082	100.00%

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

• Xhariep DM Official Website