Dikgatlong Local Municipality
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) | |
• 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 |
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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.