Frances Baard District Municipality
Frances Baard
Diamantveld | |
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Location of Frances Baard District Municipality within Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′S 24°30′E / 28.500°S 24.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | Kimberley |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Executive Mayor | Unondumisa Buda |
| • Speaker | Keamogetse Mothibi |
| • Municipal Manager | Mamikie Bogatsu |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,518.19 km2 (5,219.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 434 342 |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 67.1% |
| • Coloured | 23.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 8.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 43.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • English | 6.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% |
| • Other | 7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC9 |
| Website | https://francesbaard.gov.za/ |
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The Frances Baard District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; Afrikaans: Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously the Diamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Kimberley. As of 2022, the majority of its 434,342 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC9.
Previously known as the Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.