The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (; ; ; ), formerly the Southern District Municipality, is one of the 4

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of the North West province of

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. The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after

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, the first

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Geography

Neighbours

The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by: *

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality () is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Rustenburg. As of 2011, a majority of its 1,507,505 residents spoke Setswana. The district code ...

to the north * West Rand District Municipality (

Gauteng Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...

province) to the east *

Sedibeng District Municipality The Sedibeng District Municipality (; ; ) is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The administrative seat of the district is Vereeniging. As of 2011, the most widely spoken language among its 794,605 inhabitants was Sesoth ...

(

province) to the east *

Fezile Dabi District Municipality The Fezile Dabi District Municipality (; ), formerly known as the Northern Free State District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat is Sasolburg. As of 2011, a majority of its 460,289 reside ...

( Free State province) to the south-east *

Lejweleputswa District Municipality The Lejweleputswa District Municipality (; ; ) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Welkom. As of 2011, a majority of its 657,019 residents speak Sotho. The district code is DC18. ...

( Free State province) to the south * Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality to the south-west * Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities: After the 2016 Local Government elections, Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Local Municipalities were merged into the JB Marks Local Municipality.

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011

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Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Kaunda District in the South African general election, 2004. * Population 18 and over: 401 692 6.99% of total population* Total votes: 226 396 7.75% of total population* Voting % estimate: 56.36% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

External links

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality website
{{Municipalities of the North West District Municipalities of North West (South African province) Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality