| John Taolo Gaetsewe | |
| Other Name: | Kgalagadi District |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -27°N 23°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Kuruman |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Joe Morolong |
| P2: | Ga-Segonyana |
| P3: | Gamagara |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Benjamin Gaobusiwe |
| Area Total Km2: | 27283 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 224799 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 84.8% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 9.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.0% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 75.6% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.5% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 5.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC45 |
The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa John Taolo Gaetsewe; Afrikaans: John Taolo Gaetsewe-distriksmunisipaliteit), formerly the Kgalagadi District Municipality, is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. As of 2011, the majority of its 176,899 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC45.
John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 099 | 47.54% | Tswana | ||
| 70 390 | 39.79% | Tswana | ||
| 16 175 | 9.14% | Afrikaans | ||
| 6 231 | 3.52% |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 654 | 85.73% | ||
| 20 401 | 11.53% | ||
| 1 575 | 0.89% | ||
| 737 | 0.42% | ||
| 735 | 0.42% | ||
| 447 | 0.25% | ||
| 429 | 0.24% | ||
| 353 | 0.20% | ||
| 183 | 0.10% | ||
| 167 | 0.09% | ||
| 151 | 0.09% | ||
| 63 | 0.04% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 92 689 | 52.40% | |
| Male | 84 210 | 47.60% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 157 091 | 88.80% | |
| Coloured | 10 358 | 5.86% | |
| White | 9 352 | 5.29% | |
| Indian/Asian | 98 | 0.06% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 20 967 | 11.85% | |
| 005 - 009 | 22 647 | 12.80% | |
| 010 - 014 | 23 651 | 13.37% | |
| 015 - 019 | 20 824 | 11.77% | |
| 020 - 024 | 15 475 | 8.75% | |
| 025 - 029 | 12 234 | 6.92% | |
| 030 - 034 | 10 885 | 6.15% | |
| 035 - 039 | 10 267 | 5.80% | |
| 040 - 044 | 9 643 | 5.45% | |
| 045 - 049 | 7 655 | 4.33% | |
| 050 - 054 | 5 883 | 3.33% | |
| 055 - 059 | 4 649 | 2.63% | |
| 060 - 064 | 3 726 | 2.11% | |
| 065 - 069 | 3 133 | 1.77% | |
| 070 - 074 | 2 235 | 1.26% | |
| 075 - 079 | 1 431 | 0.81% | |
| 080 - 084 | 964 | 0.54% | |
| 085 - 089 | 379 | 0.21% | |
| 090 - 094 | 165 | 0.09% | |
| 095 - 099 | 63 | 0.04% | |
| 100 plus | 23 | 0.01% |
Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 456 | 78.92% | ||
| 6 763 | 10.37% | ||
| 2 687 | 4.12% | ||
| 1 084 | 1.66% | ||
| 790 | 1.21% | ||
| 690 | 1.06% | ||
| 585 | 0.90% | ||
| 267 | 0.41% | ||
| 212 | 0.33% | ||
| 161 | 0.25% | ||
| 97 | 0.15% | ||
| 81 | 0.12% | ||
| 57 | 0.09% | ||
| 57 | 0.09% | ||
| 54 | 0.08% | ||
| 40 | 0.06% | ||
| 36 | 0.06% | ||
| 35 | 0.05% | ||
| 17 | 0.03% | ||
| 15 | 0.02% | ||
| 14 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 65 198 | 100.00% |