Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Pixley ka Seme | |
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Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| Seat | De Aar |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | John Lolwana |
| Area | |
• Total | 103,410 km2 (39,930 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 216,589 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 29.8% |
| • Coloured | 59.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 9.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 76.8% |
| • Xhosa | 17.5% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Tswana | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC7 |
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The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Afrikaans: Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Pixley ka Seme) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. As of 2011, a majority (77%) of its 186,351 residents speak Afrikaans as a first language. The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.