ZF Mgcawu
Benede Oranje | |
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 28°0′S 21°30′E / 28.000°S 21.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Upington |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gift van Staden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102,524 km2 (39,585 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 236,783 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.4% |
| • Coloured | 60.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 8.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 76.4% |
| • Tswana | 15.8% |
| • Xhosa | 2.7% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC8 |
The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality (Afrikaans: ZF Mgcawu-distriksmunisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa ZF Mgcawu), known before 1 July 2013 as the Siyanda District Municipality,[3] is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Upington. As of 2011, the majority (76%) of its 236,783 residents speak Afrikaans.[4] The district code is DC8.
The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality is named after Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor, Zwelentlanga Fatman Mgcawu (1958–2001). The previous name Siyanda means "we are growing".
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Siyanda District Municipality Renamed". Kathu Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Municipal Profiles