Frances Baard District Municipality
The Frances Baard District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; Afrikaans: Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously the Diamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Kimberley. As of 2011, the majority of its 324,814 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC9.
Frances Baard
Diamantveld | |
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Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Kimberley |
| Local municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Achmat Florance |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,836 km2 (4,956 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 382,086 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 65.5% |
| • Coloured | 24.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 43.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • English | 6.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% |
| • Other | 7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC9 |
Previously known as the Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.
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