Frances Baard District Municipality

- 28.74999924.766664Koordinaten: 28 ° 45 ' S, 24 ° 46' O

Frances Baard is a district in the province of Northern Cape in South Africa. He has 382 086 inhabitants (as of 2011) on a total area of ​​12,349 km ², it is thus the smallest district in the Northern Cape. The capital of the district is Kimberley. The district is named after the politician Frances Baard ( 1901-1997 ). The largest rivers are the Vaal, Orange, Riet, Modder and Harts.

Neighboring districts are:

  • Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (formerly Bophirima )
  • Lejweleputswa
  • Pixley Ka Seme
  • Xhariep
  • IF Mgcawu formerly Siyanda
  • Kgalagadi

Communities with their largest cities

  • Sol Plaatjie
  • Phokwane with 63 314 inhabitants, 834 km ² Blyvooruitsig, Hard Water Jan Kempdorp, Pampierstad, Valspan
  • Ikutseng, Warrenton, Warrenvale

Parks and Nature Reserves

  • Kamfersdam
  • Mokala National Park
  • Witsand Nature Reserve
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