Back Dikgatlong Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Dikgatlong CEB Dikgatlong Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Dikgatlong Italian Dikgatlong Dutch Dikgatlong Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Dikgatlong NSO Dikgatlong Polish Dikgatlong Local Municipality Zulu
Dikgatlong | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Barkly West |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ruth Gopane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,315 km2 (2,824 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 46,841 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 58.5% |
| • Coloured | 28.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 3.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 52.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 39.2% |
| • English | 2.1% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC092 |
Dikgatlong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Dikgatlong; Afrikaans: Dikgatlong Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700.[4]
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