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ZF Mgcawu Benede Oranje
District municipality
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 28°0′S 21°30′E / 28.000°S 21.500°E / -28.000; 21.500
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
Seat	Upington
Local municipalities	List Kai !Garib !Kheis Tsantsabane Kgatelopele Dawid Kruiper
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Gift van Staden
Area
• Total	102,524 km (39,585 sq mi)
Population
• Total	236,783
• Density	2.3/km (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, 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. 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".

Geography

Neighbours

ZF Mgcawu is surrounded by:

• the Republic of Botswana in the north
• John Taolo Gaetsewe (DC45), formerly Kgalagadi, in the north-east
• Frances Baard (DC9) in the east
• Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the south-east
• Namakwa (DC6) in the south-west
• the Republic of Namibia in the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Siyanda in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 131 760
• Total votes: 75 264
• Voting % estimate: 57.12% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
2. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Siyanda District Municipality Renamed". Kathu Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
4. Municipal Profiles

External links

• Official website

v t e Municipalities of the Northern Cape
Namakwa District	Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Pixley ka Seme District	Ubuntu Umsobomvu Emthanjeni Kareeberg Renosterberg Thembelihle Siyathemba Siyancuma
ZF Mgcawu District	Dawid Kruiper Kai ǃGarib ǃKheis Tsantsabane Kgatelopele
Frances Baard District	Sol Plaatje Dikgatlong Magareng Phokwane
John Taolo Gaetsewe District	Joe Morolong Ga-Segonyana Gamagara
List of municipalities in the Northern Cape

v t e Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Upington
Dawid Kruiper	Askham Klein Mier Louisvale Noenieput Philandersbron Rietfontein Upington
Kai !Garib	Augrabies Kakamas Keimoes Kenhardt Marchand Nakop Riemvasmaak
Kgatelopele	Daniëlskuil Lime Acres Owendale
!Kheis	Gannaput Groblershoop Grootdrink Putsonderwater Wegdraai
Tsantsabane	Postmasburg

• District municipalities of the Northern Cape
• ZF Mgcawu District Municipality