| Fezile Dabi | |
| Other Name: | Northern Free State |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -26.8167°N 76°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Sasolburg |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Moqhaka |
| P2: | Ngwathe |
| P3: | Metsimaholo |
| P4: | Mafube |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jonas Ramokhoase |
| Area Total Km2: | 20668 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 527788 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 85.28% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.06% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.49 |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 12.17% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 67.3% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 13.8% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.0% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 5.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC20 |
The Fezile Dabi District Municipality (st|Masepala wa Setereke wa Fezile Dabi; af|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.
Northern Free State is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 886 | 36.47% | Sotho | ||
| 118 820 | 25.81% | Sotho | ||
| 115 964 | 25.19% | Sotho | ||
| 57 637 | 12.52% | Sotho |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 312 962 | 67.99% | ||
| 62 430 | 13.56% | ||
| 34 888 | 7.58% | ||
| 31 229 | 6.78% | ||
| 6 121 | 1.33% | ||
| 4 749 | 1.03% | ||
| 2 628 | 0.57% | ||
| 1 537 | 0.33% | ||
| 1 243 | 0.27% | ||
| 1 241 | 0.27% | ||
| 757 | 0.16% | ||
| 522 | 0.11% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 233 921 | 50.82% | |
| Male | 226 368 | 49.18% |
| 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 | 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% |
Election results for Northern Free State in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 691 | 80.23% | ||
| 20 395 | 11.15% | ||
| 4 210 | 2.30% | ||
| 2 326 | 1.27% | ||
| 2 265 | 1.24% | ||
| 1 511 | 0.83% | ||
| 1 449 | 0.79% | ||
| 1 097 | 0.60% | ||
| 894 | 0.49% | ||
| 749 | 0.41% | ||
| 301 | 0.16% | ||
| 203 | 0.11% | ||
| 167 | 0.09% | ||
| 126 | 0.07% | ||
| 109 | 0.06% | ||
| 94 | 0.05% | ||
| 84 | 0.05% | ||
| 60 | 0.03% | ||
| 35 | 0.02% | ||
| 34 | 0.02% | ||
| 33 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 182 833 | 100.00% |