| Frances Baard | |
| Other Name: | Diamantveld |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -28.5°N 54°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Kimberley |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Sol Plaatje |
| P2: | Dikgatlong |
| P3: | Magareng |
| P4: | Phokwane |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Achmat Florance |
| Area Total Km2: | 12836 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 382086 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 65.5% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 24.0% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 43.3% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 38.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.2% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 4.9% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC9 |
The Frances Baard District Municipality (tn|Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; af|Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously the Diamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Kimberley. As of 2011, the majority of its 324,814 residents speak Setswana.[4] The district code is DC9.
Previously known as the Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.[5]
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 461 | 62.02% | ||
| 61 314 | 18.88% | ||
| 35 760 | 11.01% | ||
| 21 731 | 6.69% | ||
| 4 523 | 1.39% |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142 171 | 43.77% | ||
| 137 936 | 42.47% | ||
| 17 005 | 5.24% | ||
| 16 088 | 4.95% | ||
| 6 777 | 2.09% | ||
| 2 109 | 0.65% | ||
| 837 | 0.26% | ||
| 606 | 0.19% | ||
| 472 | 0.15% | ||
| 353 | 0.11% | ||
| 266 | 0.08% | ||
| 169 | 0.05% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 168 495 | 51.87% | |
| Male | 156 319 | 48.13% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 196 591 | 60.52% | |
| Coloured | 88 054 | 27.11% | |
| White | 38 373 | 11.81% | |
| Indian/Asian | 1 796 | 0.55% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 30 868 | 9.50% | |
| 005 - 009 | 32 338 | 9.96% | |
| 010 - 014 | 34 141 | 10.51% | |
| 015 - 019 | 34 969 | 10.77% | |
| 020 - 024 | 28 978 | 8.92% | |
| 025 - 029 | 26 996 | 8.31% | |
| 030 - 034 | 24 723 | 7.61% | |
| 035 - 039 | 23 003 | 7.08% | |
| 040 - 044 | 20 807 | 6.41% | |
| 045 - 049 | 17 347 | 5.34% | |
| 050 - 054 | 13 788 | 4.24% | |
| 055 - 059 | 10 779 | 3.32% | |
| 060 - 064 | 8 701 | 2.68% | |
| 065 - 069 | 6 556 | 2.02% | |
| 070 - 074 | 4 598 | 1.42% | |
| 075 - 079 | 3 027 | 0.93% | |
| 080 - 084 | 1 902 | 0.59% | |
| 085 - 089 | 847 | 0.26% | |
| 090 - 094 | 295 | 0.09% | |
| 095 - 099 | 106 | 0.03% | |
| 100 plus | 45 | 0.01% |
Election results for Frances Baard in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 219 | 75.58% | ||
| 14 164 | 10.90% | ||
| 5 086 | 3.91% | ||
| 4 098 | 3.15% | ||
| 2 211 | 1.70% | ||
| 1 498 | 1.15% | ||
| 1 259 | 0.97% | ||
| 1 077 | 0.83% | ||
| 842 | 0.65% | ||
| 394 | 0.30% | ||
| 347 | 0.27% | ||
| 109 | 0.08% | ||
| 100 | 0.08% | ||
| 89 | 0.07% | ||
| 89 | 0.07% | ||
| 80 | 0.06% | ||
| 76 | 0.06% | ||
| 67 | 0.05% | ||
| 57 | 0.04% | ||
| 57 | 0.04% | ||
| 35 | 0.03% | ||
| Total | 129 954 | 100.00% |