| Fezile Dabi Northern Free State | |
|---|---|
|  Seal | |
| .svg.png.webp) Location of Fezile Dabi District Municipality within Free State | |
| Coordinates: 26°49′S 27°49′E / 26.817°S 27.817°E | |
| Country | South Africa | 
| Province | Free State | 
| Seat | Sasolburg | 
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council | 
| • Mayor | Jonas Ramokhoase (ANC) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,668 km2 (7,980 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 527,788 | 
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) | 
| Racial makeup (2021) | |
| • Black African | 85.28% | 
| • Coloured | 2.06% | 
| • Indian/Asian | 0.49 | 
| • White | 12.17% | 
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 67.3% | 
| • Afrikaans | 13.8% | 
| • Xhosa | 6.0% | 
| • Zulu | 5.6% | 
| • Other | 7.3% | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | 
| Municipal code | DC20 | 
The Fezile Dabi District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Fezile Dabi; Afrikaans: Fezile Dabi-distriktsmunisipaliteit), 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 residents spoke Sesotho. The district code is DC20.
Geography
Neighbours
Northern Free State is surrounded by:
- Sedibeng in Gauteng to the north (DC42)
- Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC30)
- Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east (DC19)
- Lejweleputswa to the south-west (DC18)
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North-West to the north-west (DC40)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Moqhaka | 167 886 | 36.47% | Sotho | 
| Ngwathe | 118 820 | 25.81% | Sotho | 
| Metsimaholo | 115 964 | 25.19% | Sotho | 
| Mafube | 57 637 | 12.52% | Sotho | 
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % | 
|---|---|---|
| Sesotho | 312 962 | 67.99% | 
| Afrikaans | 62 430 | 13.56% | 
| IsiXhosa | 34 888 | 7.58% | 
| IsiZulu | 31 229 | 6.78% | 
| Setswana | 6 121 | 1.33% | 
| English | 4 749 | 1.03% | 
| Sepedi | 2 628 | 0.57% | 
| SiSwati | 1 537 | 0.33% | 
| IsiNdebele | 1 243 | 0.27% | 
| Xitsonga | 1 241 | 0.27% | 
| Other | 757 | 0.16% | 
| Tshivenda | 522 | 0.11% | 
Sex
| Gender | Population | % | 
|---|---|---|
| Female | 233 921 | 50.82% | 
| Male | 226 368 | 49.18% | 
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % | 
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 394 519 | 85.71% | 
| White | 56 094 | 12.19% | 
| Coloured | 9 174 | 1.99% | 
| Indian/Asian | 502 | 0.11% | 
Age
| Age | Population | % | 
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 41 558 | 9.03% | 
| 005 - 009 | 43 971 | 9.55% | 
| 010 - 014 | 49 984 | 10.86% | 
| 015 - 019 | 51 062 | 11.09% | 
| 020 - 024 | 42 606 | 9.26% | 
| 025 - 029 | 39 124 | 8.50% | 
| 030 - 034 | 34 867 | 7.58% | 
| 035 - 039 | 32 496 | 7.06% | 
| 040 - 044 | 28 301 | 6.15% | 
| 045 - 049 | 24 171 | 5.25% | 
| 050 - 054 | 19 601 | 4.26% | 
| 055 - 059 | 14 915 | 3.24% | 
| 060 - 064 | 12 049 | 2.62% | 
| 065 - 069 | 9 577 | 2.08% | 
| 070 - 074 | 7 059 | 1.53% | 
| 075 - 079 | 4 119 | 0.89% | 
| 080 - 084 | 2 922 | 0.63% | 
| 085 - 089 | 1 249 | 0.27% | 
| 090 - 094 | 469 | 0.10% | 
| 095 - 099 | 132 | 0.03% | 
| 100 plus | 57 | 0.01% | 
Politics
Election results
Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 293 994 [63.87% of total population]
- Total votes: 182 833 [39.72% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.19% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % | 
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 146 691 | 80.23% | 
| Democratic Alliance | 20 395 | 11.15% | 
| Freedom Front Plus | 4 210 | 2.30% | 
| United Democratic Movement | 2 326 | 1.27% | 
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 265 | 1.24% | 
| New National Party | 1 511 | 0.83% | 
| Pan African Congress | 1 449 | 0.79% | 
| Independent Democrats | 1 097 | 0.60% | 
| Azanian People's Organisation | 894 | 0.49% | 
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 749 | 0.41% | 
| United Christian Democratic Party | 301 | 0.16% | 
| SOPA | 203 | 0.11% | 
| NA | 167 | 0.09% | 
| CDP | 126 | 0.07% | 
| EMSA | 109 | 0.06% | 
| PJC | 94 | 0.05% | 
| UF | 84 | 0.05% | 
| TOP | 60 | 0.03% | 
| KISS | 35 | 0.02% | 
| NLP | 34 | 0.02% | 
| Minority Front | 33 | 0.02% | 
| Total | 182 833 | 100.00% | 
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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