Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (formerly Southern District Municipality) is one of the 4 districts of

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province of

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. The seat of Kaunda District is

Klerksdorp Klerksdorp () is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp, the largest city in the North West Province, is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Repu ...

. A plurality of its 742 821 people speak

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(2016

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). The majority of its people live in the City of Matlosana Municipality. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after

Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth David Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Diss ...

, the first

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Geography

Neighbours

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by: *

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Bojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1,507,505 people speak Setswana (2011 Census). The district code is DC37. Geography Neighbours ...

to the north *

West Rand District Municipality West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). The seat of the di ...

(

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province) to the east *

Sedibeng District Municipality Sedibeng is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The administrative seat of Sedibeng is Vereeniging. The most widely spoken language among its 794,605 inhabitants is Sesotho (2001 Census). Socioeconomic situation The tot ...

(

province) to the east *

Fezile Dabi District Municipality Fezile Dabi District Municipality, formerly known as Northern Free State District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Northern Free State is Sasolburg. The majority of its 460 289 people spea ...

( Free State province) to the south-east *

Lejweleputswa District Municipality Lejweleputswa ( Sesotho word meaning "Grey rock" in English) is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Lejweleputswa is Welkom. The majority of its 657 019 people speak Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is ...

( Free State province) to the south *

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (formerly Bophirima District Municipality) is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Mompati District is Vryburg. The majority of its 439,637 people speak Setswana ...

to the south-west *

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (formerly Central District Municipality) is one of the four districts of North West province in South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng, which is also the capital of the province. Geography Neighbours Ngaka ...

to the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011

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Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Kaunda District in the

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. * Population 18 and over: 401 692 6.99% of total population* Total votes: 226 396 7.75% of total population* Voting % estimate: 56.36% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

External links

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality website
{{Municipalities of the North West District Municipalities of North West (South African province) Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality