John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

John Taolo Gaetsewe
Kgalagadi District
Official seal of John Taolo Gaetsewe
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E / -27; 23
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
SeatKuruman
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBenjamin Gaobusiwe
Area
 • Total27,283 km2 (10,534 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total224,799
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African84.8%
 • Coloured9.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White5.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana75.6%
 • Afrikaans16.5%
 • English2.6%
 • Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC45

The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa John Taolo Gaetsewe; Afrikaans: John Taolo Gaetsewe-distriksmunisipaliteit), formerly the Kgalagadi District Municipality, is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. As of 2011, the majority of its 176,899 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC45.

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  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.