Dikgatlong | |
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![]() Location in the Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Frances Baard |
Seat | Barkly West |
Wards | 8 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ruth Gopane |
Area | |
• Total | 7,315 km2 (2,824 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 56,967 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2022) | |
• Black African | 66.8% |
• Coloured | 27.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 4.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 52.7% |
• Afrikaans | 39.2% |
• English | 2.1% |
• Sotho | 1.7% |
• Other | 4.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC092 |
Dikgatlong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Dikgatlong; Afrikaans: Dikgatlong Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700.[5]