| Pixley ka Seme | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -30.5°N 53°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | De Aar |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Ubuntu |
| P2: | Umsobomvu |
| P3: | Emthanjeni |
| P4: | Kareeberg |
| P5: | Renosterberg |
| P6: | Thembelihle |
| P7: | Siyathemba |
| P8: | Siyancuma |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John Lolwana |
| Area Total Km2: | 103410 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 186351 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 31.5% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 59.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 8.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 76.8% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 17.5% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC7 |
The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Afrikaans: Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Pixley ka Seme) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. As of 2011, a majority (77%) of its 186,351 residents speak Afrikaans as a first language. The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.
Pixley ka Seme is surrounded by other districts as follows:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42,356 | 22.73% | Afrikaans | ||
| 37,076 | 19.90% | Afrikaans | ||
| 28,376 | 15.23% | Xhosa | ||
| 21,591 | 11.59% | Afrikaans | ||
| 18,601 | 9.98% | Afrikaans | ||
| 15,701 | 8.43% | Afrikaans | ||
| 11,673 | 6.23% | Afrikaans | ||
| 10,978 | 5.89% | Afrikaans |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140,641 | 76.79% | ||
| 32,017 | 17.48% | ||
| English | 2,991 | 1.63% | |
| 2,922 | 1.60% | ||
| 1,483 | 0.81% | ||
| 941 | 0.51% | ||
| 745 | 0.41% | ||
| 446 | 0.24% | ||
| 298 | 0.16% | ||
| 286 | 0.16% | ||
| 171 | 0.09% | ||
| 108 | 0.06% | ||
| 104 | 0.06% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 94,284 | 50.59% | |
| Male | 92,068 | 49.41% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coloured | 110,257 | 59.17% | |
| Black African | 58,614 | 31.45% | |
| White | 15,064 | 8.08% | |
| Indian/Asian | 1,046 | 0.56% | |
| Other | 1,371 | 0.74% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000–004 | 17 114 | 10.40% | |
| 005–009 | 17 869 | 10.86% | |
| 010–014 | 18 744 | 11.39% | |
| 015–019 | 17 638 | 10.72% | |
| 020–024 | 12 796 | 7.77% | |
| 025–029 | 11 970 | 7.27% | |
| 030–034 | 11 858 | 7.20% | |
| 035–039 | 10 997 | 6.68% | |
| 040–044 | 9 664 | 5.87% | |
| 045–049 | 8 761 | 5.32% | |
| 050–054 | 7 090 | 4.31% | |
| 055–059 | 5 581 | 3.39% | |
| 060–064 | 4 720 | 2.87% | |
| 065–069 | 3 733 | 2.27% | |
| 070–074 | 2 488 | 1.51% | |
| 075–079 | 1 692 | 1.03% | |
| 080–084 | 1 123 | 0.68% | |
| 085–089 | 489 | 0.30% | |
| 090–094 | 217 | 0.13% | |
| 095–099 | 51 | 0.03% | |
| 100 plus | 13 | 0.01% |
Election results for Pixley ka Seme in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 618 | 65.51% | ||
| 8 730 | 13.11% | ||
| 7 067 | 10.61% | ||
| 3 298 | 4.95% | ||
| 1 225 | 1.84% | ||
| 1 154 | 1.73% | ||
| 305 | 0.46% | ||
| 240 | 0.36% | ||
| 136 | 0.20% | ||
| 110 | 0.17% | ||
| 105 | 0.16% | ||
| 104 | 0.16% | ||
| 97 | 0.15% | ||
| 71 | 0.11% | ||
| 63 | 0.09% | ||
| 60 | 0.09% | ||
| 50 | 0.08% | ||
| 50 | 0.08% | ||
| 43 | 0.06% | ||
| 43 | 0.06% | ||
| 16 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 66 585 | 100.00% |