Xhariep District Municipality


The Xhariep District Municipality 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

Neighbours

Xhariep is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipalityPopulation%Dominant language
Kopanong49 17133.6%Sotho, Afrikaans
Letsemeng38 62826.4%Afrikaans
Mohokare34 14623.4%Sotho
Naledi24 31416.6%Sotho

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
LanguagePopulation%
Sotho64 53645.32%
Afrikaans44 94231.56%
Xhosa22 51815.81%
Tswana5 0003.51%
English2 2821.60%
Sign language1 0830.76%
Zulu, Ndebele, Swati8740.60%
Other6910.49%
Northern Sotho2600.18%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Xhariep in the South African general election, 2004.
  • Population 18 and over: 82 604
  • Total votes: 43 082
  • Voting % estimate: 52.15% votes as a % of population 18 and over
PartyVotes%
African National Congress34 69780.54%
Democratic Alliance4 36810.14%
Freedom Front Plus1 0212.37%
African Christian Democratic Party7491.74%
Pan African Congress7181.67%
New National Party4391.02%
Independent Democrats3210.75%
United Democratic Movement1830.42%
Inkhata Freedom Party940.22%
United Christian Democratic Party810.19%
Azanian People's Organisation800.19%
UF780.18%
NA660.15%
SOPA500.12%
EMSA310.07%
CDP280.06%
TOP270.06%
PJC270.06%
NLP110.03%
Minority Front70.02%
KISS60.01%
Total43 082100.00%