Xhariep District Municipality

District municipality in Free State, South Africa

Xhariep

District municipality

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Location of Xhariep District Municipality within Free State

Coordinates: 30°01′S 25°46′E﻿ / ﻿30.017°S 25.767°E﻿ / -30.017; 25.767
Country| South Africa
Province| Free State
Seat| Trompsburg
Local municipalities|

List

* Letsemeng
* Kopanong
* Mohokare
* Naledi

Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Irene Mehlomekhulu
Area

• Total

| 37,674 km2 (14,546 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 146,259
• Density| 3.9/km2 (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

The Xhariep District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Xhariep; Afrikaans: Xhariep-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Xhariep) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The municipality is the largest in the Free State geographically and is known for its vast land. It is home to the largest dam in the county, the Gariep Dam, and has two mines, situated in Jagersfontein and Koffiefontein. The natural resources and the geographical position of the municipality make it a site with good potential for investment and development. The seat is Trompsburg. As of 2011, the largest language group is Sotho who make up 45.3% of the total population of 146,259. The district code is DC16.

## Geography

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

### Neighbours

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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

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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

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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

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Gender  | Population  | %

|
|

Female | 74 600 | 51.01%
Male | 71 658 | 48.99%

### Ethnic groups

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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

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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

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### Election results

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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

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

## External links

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* Xhariep DM Official Website

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Municipalities of the Free State

Metropolitan|

* Mangaung

District
and local|

| Xhariep|

* Letsemeng
* Kopanong
* Mohokare

|

Lejweleputswa|

* Masilonyana
* Tokologo
* Tswelopele
* Matjhabeng
* Nala

Thabo Mofutsanyana|

* Setsoto
* Dihlabeng
* Nketoana
* Maluti-a-Phofung
* Phumelela
* Mantsopa

Fezile Dabi|

* Moqhaka
* Ngwathe
* Metsimaholo
* Mafube

List of municipalities in the Free State

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* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State

District seat: Trompsburg

Kopanong|

* Bethany
* Bethulie
* Edenburg
* Fauresmith
* Gariep Dam
* Jagersfontein
* Philippolis
* Reddersburg
* Springfontein
* Trompsburg

Xhariep District within South Africa

Letsemeng|

* Jacobsdal
* Koffiefontein
* Luckhoff
* Petrusburg

Mohokare|

* Rouxville
* Smithfield
* Uitkoms
* Zastron

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