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Central Karoo District Municipality Western Cape, South Africa
Municipal code	DC5
Area	38853 km²
Seat	Beaufort West
Neighbours	Karoo (north), Cacadu (east), Eden (south), Cape Winelands (west), Namakwa (northwest)
Mayor	Doreen Hugo (ANC)
Population	57321 (1.4753/km²)
Habitations	15160 (0.39019/km²)
Racial makeup	75.31% Coloured, 17.40% Black, 7.29% White
Home languages	91.0% Afrikaans, 5.2% Xhosa, 2.0% English
Official website	none

The Central Karoo District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC5.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent municipalities 1.2 Local municipalities 2 District Management Area 2.1 Demographics of the DMA 3 Politics 3.1 Election results 4 External links

• Karoo District Municipality, Northern Cape (north)
• Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape (east)
• Eden District Municipality (south)
• Cape Winelands District Municipality (west)
• Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape (northwest)

• Laingsburg Local Municipality (WC051)
• Prince Albert Local Municipality (WC052)
• Beaufort West Local Municipality (WC053)
• A District Management Area, area 5,585 km², which has no local municipality (WCDMA05) - see below

Part of the Central Karoo DM is a District Management Area (DMA), municipality code WCDMA05, which has no local municipality.

As of the census of 2001, there are 6,184 people and 1,543 households residing in the District Management Area. The population density is 1.11/km². The density of households is 0.28/km². The racial makeup of the DMA is Black African 17.40, Coloured 75.31%, Indian/Asian 0.00%, White 7.29%.

17.1% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 4.01.

In the DMA the population is spread out with 36.8% under the age of 15, 15.2% from 15 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 23 years. For every 100 females there are 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.1 males.

In the DMA 91.0% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 2.0% speak English, 0.0% speak Ndebele, 5.2% speak Xhosa, 0.0% speak Zulu, 0.0% speak Northern Sotho, 0.3% speak Sotho, 0.0% speak Tswana, 0.0% speak Swati, 0.0% speak Venda, and 0.0% speak Tsonga. 1.4% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.

96.4% of residents are Christian, 2.2% have no religion, 0.0% are Muslim, 0.0% are Jewish, and 0.0% are Hindu. 1.4% have other or undetermined beliefs.

30.3% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 27.2% have had some primary school, 8.6% have completed only primary school, 18.6% have had some high school education, 6.3% have finished only high school, and 9.0% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 15.3% of residents have completed high school.

28.9% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 56.3% have access to a phone nearby, and 14.8% have access that is not nearby or no access. 79.3% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 62.3% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 0.5% have no rubbish disposal. 36.9% have running water inside their dwelling, 90.9% have running water on their property, and 98.3% have access to running water. 34.2% of households use electricity for cooking, 23.2% for heating, and 84.4% for lighting. 71.3% of households have a radio, 48.8% have a television, 4.9% own a computer, 43.1% have a refrigerator, and 16.4% have a cell-phone.

17.7% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 22.9% are Black African, 75.0% are Coloured, 0.0% are Indian/Asian, and 1.9% are White. 23.4% of Black Africans are unemployed, 17.9% of Coloureds, 0.0% of Indians/Asians, and 4.0% of Whites.

The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 is R 7 033 ($1,050). Males have a median annual income of R 7 761 ($1,159) versus R 4 362 ($652) for females. The median annual income by race is R 6 757 ($1,009) for Black Africans, R 6 211 ($928) for Coloureds, R 0 ($0) for Indians/Asians, and R 41 611 ($6,215) for Whites. The annual income distribution in the Central Karoo DMA is:

• No income 2.6%
• R 12 – R 4,800 ($2 - $717) 32.0%
• R 4,812 – R 9,600 ($719 - $1,434) 33.2%
• R 9,612 – R 19,200 ($1,436 – $2,868) 13.6%
• R 19,212 – R 38,400 ($2,870 - $5,736) 7.1%
• R 38,412 – R 76,800 ($5,738 - $11,471) 6.7%
• R 76,812 – R 153,600 ($11,473 - $22,942) 3.3%
• R 153,612 – R 307,200 ($22,944 - $45,885) 0.3%
• R 307,212 – R 614,400 ($45,887 - $91,770) 0.7%
• R 614,412 or more ($91,77+) 0.4%

Statistics South Africa Census 2001

Election results for Central Karoo in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 36 989 [61.17% of total population]
• Total votes: 23 829 [39.40% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 64.42% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	14 368	60.30%
Democratic Alliance	3 999	16.78%
Independent Democrats	2 583	10.84%
New National Party	1 814	7.61%
African Christian Democratic Party	384	1.61%
Freedom Front Plus	306	1.28%
Pan African Congress	90	0.38%
NA	36	0.15%
United Democratic Movement	28	0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party	28	0.12%
Azanian People's Organisation	27	0.11%
CDP	25	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	24	0.10%
EMSA	21	0.09%
NLP	20	0.08%
PJC	20	0.08%
TOP	14	0.06%
SOPA	13	0.05%
UF	13	0.05%
KISS	12	0.05%
Minority Front	4	0.02%
Total	23 829	100.00%

• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

v • d • e Western Cape Province of South Africa
Capital	Cape Town
Regions	Cape Peninsula  · Cape Winelands  · Garden Route  · Little Karoo  · Overberg  · West Coast
Cities	Cape Town
Largest towns	George  · Knysna  · Oudtshoorn  · Paarl  · Robertson  · Stellenbosch  · Swellendam  · Worcester
Municipalities	Metropolitan: City of Cape Town District: Cape Winelands  · Central Karoo  · Eden  · Overberg  · West Coast Local: Beaufort West  · Bergrivier  · Bitou  · Breede River/Winelands  · Breede Valley  · Cape Agulhas  · Cederberg  · Drakenstein  · George  · Hessequa  · Kannaland  · Knysna  · Laingsburg  · Matzikama  · Mossel Bay  · Oudtshoorn  · Overstrand  · Prince Albert

Coordinates: 32°48′S, 22°31′E