Frances Baard
Diamantveld | |
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![]() Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
Seat | Kimberley |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Achmat Florance |
Area | |
• Total | 12,836 km2 (4,956 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 382,086 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 65.5% |
• Coloured | 24.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 6.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 43.3% |
• Afrikaans | 38.6% |
• English | 6.2% |
• Xhosa | 4.9% |
• Other | 7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC9 |
The Frances Baard District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; Afrikaans: 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]