Dikgatlong Local Municipality

Dikgatlong Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
Location in the Northern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard District
Seat	Barkly West
Area
- Total	2,378 km2 (918.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
- Total	40,752
- Density	17.1/km2 (44.4/sq mi)
- Households	10,015
Racial makeup[2] (2007)
- Black African	54.40%
- White	4.45%
- Coloured	41.03%
- Indian or Asian	0.12%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NC092

Dikgatlong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
3. ^ South African Languages - Place names

Coordinates: 28°32′S 24°31′E / 28.533°S 24.517°E / -28.533; 24.517