Xhariep District Municipality
| Xhariep | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of Xhariep District Municipality within Free State |
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| Coordinates: 30°01′S 25°46′E / 30.017°S 25.767°ECoordinates: 30°01′S 25°46′E / 30.017°S 25.767°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| Seat | Trompsburg | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mongi Ntwanambi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37,674 km2 (14,546 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 146,259 | |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 78.5% | |
| • Coloured | 13.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 7.6% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Sotho | 45.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 31.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 15.8% | |
| • Tswana | 3.5% | |
| • Other | 3.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC16 | |
Xhariep is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Xhariep is Trompsburg. The largest language group of the 146,259 people is Sotho with 45,3% (2011 Census). The district code is DC16.
Xhariep is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Xhariep in the South African general election, 2004.
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