Dikgatlong Local Municipality
Dikgatlong Municipality | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard District |
| Seat | Barkly West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,378 km2 (918 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,752 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,015 |
| Racial makeup [2] (2007) | |
| • Black African | 54.40% |
| • White | 4.45% |
| • Coloured | 41.03% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.12% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC092 |
Dikgatlong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Barkly West | 32201 | 71.07 | 7,101 |
| Corn's Village | 32202 | 0.48 | 1,737 |
| Delportshoop | 32203 | 22.73 | 2,831 |
| Holpan | 32205 | 19.73 | 528 |
| Kutlwano | 32206 | 0.64 | 3,107 |
| Longlands | 32207 | 18.19 | 558 |
| Mataleng | 32208 | 1.16 | 6,974 |
| Sydney on Vaal | 32209 | 1.73 | 30 |
| Tidimalo | 32210 | 4.60 | 5,834 |
| Ulco | 32211 | 2.69 | 1,063 |
| Vaalbos National Park | 32212 | 114.63 | 0 |
| Windsorton | 32213 | 50.02 | 218 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 32204 | 2,070.03 | 5,783 |
References
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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