Namakwa District Municipality

Namakwa is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Namakwa is Springbok and the region is also known as Little Namaqualand. The majority of its 108,118 people speak Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC6.GeographyNeighboursNamakwa is surrounded by: the republic of Namibia in the north ZF Mgcawu (DC8) in the north-east Pixley ka Seme (DC7) in the east Central Karoo (DC5) in the south-east Cape Winelands (DC2) – in the south (formerly the Boland District Municipality) West Coast (DC1) in the south-west the Atlantic Ocean in the westLocal municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities:PoliticsElection resultsElection results for Namakwa in the South African general election, 2004. Population 18 and over: 70 397 Total votes: 44 220 Voting % estimate: 62.82% votes as a % of population 18 and over