- Source: ZF Mgcawu District Municipality
The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality (Afrikaans: ZF Mgcawu-distriksmunisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa ZF Mgcawu), known before 1 July 2013 as the Siyanda District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Upington. As of 2011, the majority (76%) of its 236,783 residents speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC8.
The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality is named after Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor, Zwelentlanga Fatman Mgcawu (1958–2001). The previous name Siyanda means "we are growing".
Geography
= Neighbours
=ZF Mgcawu is surrounded by:
the Republic of Botswana in the north
John Taolo Gaetsewe (DC45), formerly Kgalagadi, in the north-east
Frances Baard (DC9) in the east
Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the south-east
Namakwa (DC6) in the south-west
the Republic of Namibia in the west
= Local municipalities
=The district contains the following local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
= Gender
== Ethnic group
== Age
=Politics
= Election results
=Election results for Siyanda in the South African general election, 2004.
Population 18 and over: 131 760 [62.78% of total population]
Total votes: 75 264 [35.86% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 57.12% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- ZF Mgcawu District Municipality
- Kalahari Desert
- Rietfontein
- Daniëlskuil
- Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality
- Kgatelopele Local Municipality
- Z. F. Mgcawu
- Tsantsabane Local Municipality
- Mier Local Municipality
- ǃKheis Local Municipality
