Sol Plaatje | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°50′S 24°40′E / 28.833°S 24.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Kimberley |
| Wards | 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kagisho Dante Sonyoni[1] (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,145 km2 (1,214 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 270,078 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 62.0% |
| • Coloured | 27.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • White | 8.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 45.2% |
| • Tswana | 33.2% |
| • English | 8.0% |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% |
| • Other | 8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC091 |
Sol Plaatje Municipality (Afrikaans: Sol Plaatje Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sol Plaatje) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Sol T. Plaatje. It includes the diamond mining city of Kimberley.
- ^ "PICS: Sol Plaatje Municipality's youngest mayor sworn in". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Sol Plaatje (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.