Pixley ka Seme District Municipality

Pixley ka Seme
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 30°30′S 23°30′E / 30.500°S 23.500°E / -30.500; 23.500
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
Seat	De Aar
Local municipalities	List Ubuntu Umsobomvu Emthanjeni Kareeberg Renosterberg Thembelihle Siyathemba Siyancuma
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	John Lolwana
Area
• Total	103,410 km2 (39,930 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	186,351
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	31.5%
• Coloured	59.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	8.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	76.8%
• Xhosa	17.5%
• English	1.6%
• Tswana	1.6%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC7

The Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Afrikaans: Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Pixley ka Seme) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. As of 2011, a majority (77%) of its 186,351 residents speak Afrikaans as a first language. The district code is DC7. It is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of the African National Congress.