John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa John Taolo Gaetsewe; Afrikaans: John Taolo Gaetsewe-distriksmunisipaliteit), formerly the Kgalagadi District Municipality, is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. As of 2011, the majority of its 176,899 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC45.
John Taolo Gaetsewe
Kgalagadi District | |
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Seal | |
Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 27°S 23°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Kuruman |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Gaobusiwe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,283 km2 (10,534 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 224,799 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 84.8% |
| • Coloured | 9.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 75.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.5% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC45 |
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