John Taolo Gaetsewe (formerly Kgalagadi) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of

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. The seat of the authority is

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. The majority of its 176,899 people speak

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(2001

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). The district code is DC45.

Geography

Neighbours

John Taolo Gaetsewe is surrounded by: * Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (DC39) to the north-east *

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(DC9) to the south * ZF Mgcawu (DC8) to the south-west * the Republic of

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in the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001

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Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for the district (under its former name, Kgalagadi) in the

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. * Population 18 and over: 96 783 4.71% of total population* Total votes: 65 198 6.86% of total population* Voting % estimate: 67.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

External links

Official website
{{Municipalities of the Northern Cape District municipalities of the Northern Cape John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality