Southern
District Municipality DC40 from Census 2001

Area
14,642.24 km²
Population
599,668 (40.95 per km²)
Households
174,878 (11.94 per km²)

Gender

Male 50%50% Female
PeoplePercentage
Male301,38350.26%
Female298,28549.74%

Population group

Black African 79%17% White4% Coloured
PeoplePercentage
Black African472,23178.75%
White104,37017.40%
Coloured21,0423.51%
Indian or Asian2,0250.34%

First language

44% SetswanaAfrikaans 19%Sesotho 16%14% isiXhosa
PeoplePercentage
Setswana263,79943.99%
Afrikaans116,19719.38%
Sesotho96,85216.15%
isiXhosa83,86313.98%
English12,9182.15%
isiZulu9,4271.57%
Xitsonga6,6391.11%
Sepedi3,1570.53%
SiSwati2,5640.43%
Other2,4570.41%
isiNdebele1,0460.17%
Tshivenda7510.13%

Local Municipalities

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Maquassi Hills69,0374,643.05
Matlosana359,2033,561.46
Potchefstroom128,3532,673.68
Ventersdorp43,0763,764.05