District · Nothern Cape Province
# Frances Baard District

Frances Baard District is a district or metropolitan municipality of South Africa in Nothern Cape Province. It had an estimated 420,580 people in 2020 on 12,836 km² (about 33 per km²). Its main town is Kimberley. It is divided into 4 local municipalities. 119 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 878 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 420,580 people (2020)
- 12,836 km²
- 4 local municipalities
- 878 mapped services

## How many people live in Frances Baard District?

Frances Baard District had an estimated 420,580 people in 2020 — 33.6% of Nothern Cape Province, 43rd of 50 districts. There are 1,033 women for every 1,000 men (above the Nothern Cape Province figure of 997). Spread over 12,836 km², that is about 33 people per km², 33rd of 50 districts.

28.6% of people are children under 15 and 6.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 28 across Nothern Cape Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people.
- 0–4 38,912
- 5–9 41,395
- 10–14 39,986
- 15–19 34,634
- 20–24 31,636
- 25–29 34,682
- 30–34 39,749
- 35–39 33,412
- 40–44 27,104
- 45–49 21,995
- 50–54 19,312
- 55–59 16,528
- 60–64 14,214
- 65–69 11,166
- 70–74 7,456
- 75–79 4,961
- 80+ 3,438

Source: Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Frances Baard District?

Frances Baard District lies in Nothern Cape Province, South Africa. It borders 6 other districts: Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, John Taolo Gaetsewe District, Lejweleputswa District, Pixley ka Seme District, Xhariep District and Z F Mgcawu District. By area it is the 31st largest of 52 districts in South Africa. It covers 3.4% of Nothern Cape Province. The centre of Frances Baard District is about 474 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. It is about 59 km from Kimberley, the main town of Nothern Cape Province. The centre point is at 28.3304° S, 24.3758° E. Local names: DC9.

Source: South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Frances Baard District

OpenStreetMap lists 36 named sights in Frances Baard District: 8 museums; 7 nature reserves; 5 attractions; 4 monuments; 3 memorials; 3 viewpoints; 2 archaeological sites; 2 galleries; 1 waterfall; 1 ruins.
- Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum · museum
- Dunluce House Museum · museum
- Kimberley Transport Museum · museum
- Magersfontein Battlefield and Museum · museum
- McGregor Museum · museum
- Open Mine Museum · museum
- Sol Plaatje Museum and Library · museum
- Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre · museum
- Canteen Kopje · archaeological site
- Nooitgedacht Glacial Pavements · archaeological site
- Gong Gong Waterfall · waterfall
- Alexandersfontein Game Farm · nature reserve
- De Beers Dronfield Nature Reserve · nature reserve
- Ganspan Waterfowl Nature Reserve · nature reserve
- Kamfers Dam Nature Reserve · nature reserve
- Rooipoort Nature Reserve · nature reserve
- Vaalbos Game Breeding Facility · nature reserve
- Vaalbos National Park · nature reserve
- De Beers Mine · viewpoint
- Flamingo Viewpoint · viewpoint
- Kimberley Mine · viewpoint
- Big Hole · attraction
- Halfway House Pub · attraction
- Honoured Dead Memorial · attraction
- Miners Memorial · attraction
- Vulture Restaurant · attraction
- Black Watch · monument
- Blockhouse · ruins
- Carter's Ridge Monument · monument
- Duggan-Cronin Gallery · gallery

…and 6 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Frances Baard District
- Time zone UTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg
- Currency Rand (ZAR)
- Country calling code +27
- Languages Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana
- Plug types Type C, D · 230 V
- Driving side Left
- Postcode format 4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports
- Kimberley Airport (KIM) · Kimberley 65 km
- Sishen Airport (SIS) · Sishen 155 km

### Nearest railway station

Borrelskop (Dikgatlong), about 8.3 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.9 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 10.4 hours, sunrise around 07:11, sunset around 17:33).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Local municipalities of Frances Baard District
| Local municipality | People | per km² | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Sol Plaatjie | 281,163 | 89 | 3,145 | 63 | 628 |
| Phokwane | 61,190 | 74 | 828 | 8 | 136 |
| Dikgatlong | 53,008 | 7.2 | 7,316 | 39 | 81 |
| Magareng | 25,219 | 16 | 1,546 | 9 | 33 |

Source: South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Villages and localities in Frances Baard District

Open gazetteers list 119 villages, towns and localities in Frances Baard District. The largest with a recorded population: Kimberley (142,089), Pampierstad (21,707), Warrenton (17,946), Jan Kempdorp (13,485), Barkly West (11,621) and Ritchie (9,960). Settlements here lie between about 1,025 m and 1,498 m above sea level (median 1,182 m).
- Albertynshof
- Alexandersfontein Hotel
- Andalusia Park
- Ashburnham
- Bankdrif
- Barker
- Barkly West
- Beaconsfield
- Belgravia
- Blinkklip
- Boetsap
- Carters Glen
- Cassandra
- Clearwater
- Colville
- Content
- Corn's Village
- De Beers
- De Beers Farm
- De Beershoogte
- Delportshoop
- Diamandveld
- Diskobolos
- Drift Hotel
- El Toro Park
- El Torro Park
- Ernestville
- Floors
- Fort Peddie
- Futchersplaas
- Galeshewe
- Ganspan
- Gemdene
- Greenpoint
- Greenside
- Grey Hill
- Hadison Park
- Hartswater
- Herlear
- Heuwelsig
- Hill Crest
- Holpan
- Homestead
- Homevale
- Ikhutseng
- Jan Kempdorp
- Kaaldraai
- Kalkdam
- Kanfers Dam
- Kenilworth
- Kestellhof
- Kimberley
- Kimberley North
- Kirstenhof
- Klipdam
- Klisserville
- Koopmansfontein
- Koppies Dam
- Kutlwano
- KwaNkwenkwazi
- Labram
- Limestone Kraal
- Lindene
- Longlands
- Majeng
- Mataleng
- Merino Dale
- Mint Village
- Modimolle
- Moghul Park
- Mon Repos
- Monument Heights
- Motswedimosa
- Mount Rupert
- New Park
- Niekerks
- Pampierstad
- Pescodia
- Platfontein
- Pniel Estates
- Proteahof
- Redirile
- Remount Camp
- Reservoir
- Rhodesdene
- Rietvale
- Ritchie
- Riverton
- Riviera
- Ronald’s Vlei
- Roodepan
- Rooipan
- Royldene
- Rusten
- Smith’s Mine
- Soul City
- Southridge
- Spytfontein
- Squarehill Park
- Sydney on Vaal
- The Bend
- Tidimalo
- Tipperary
- Ulco
- Upper Gong-Gong
- Vaalharts Nedersetting
- Valspan
- Veertien Strome
- Vergaderplek
- Vergenoeg
- Verwoerd Park
- Waldecks Plant
- Warrenton
- Warrenvale
- West End
- Wilmae
- Windsorton
- Windsorton Road
- Witputs

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Frances Baard District

Named natural and historic features inside Frances Baard District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams; 4 lakes.
- Ganspan
- Groot Boetsaprivier
- Groot-Boetsap
- Grootdam
- Harts
- Klein-Riet
- Leeurivier
- Modder
- Oliewenhoutvlei
- Pokwanispruit
- Vaalhartsdam
- Witpan

### Hills and mountains

57 hills; 1 mountain.
- Blikfontein · 1,473 m
- Kaffersrant · 1,432 m
- Kafferkop · 1,431 m
- Vaalkop · 1,413 m
- Vaalkop · 1,411 m
- Kennedy Kop · 1,404 m
- Pan Hill · 1,402 m
- Lawn Hill · 1,346 m
- Woodlands · 1,286 m
- Magogong · 1,279 m
- Scholtzkop · 1,264 m
- Leeuwpoort · 1,254 m
- Spytfonteinkop · 1,234 m
- Baskop · 1,215 m
- Langeberg · 1,215 m
- Sand · 1,215 m
- Kasa-Mia · 1,213 m
- Bakenkop · 1,211 m
- Rooikop · 1,199 m
- Vorsterskop · 1,198 m
- Platfontein · 1,192 m
- Brypaal · 1,191 m
- Grootkop · 1,191 m
- Loskop · 1,186 m

…and 34 more.

### History

1 museum.
- Scottish Museum Scandinavian

### Getting around

18 railway stations; 6 airfields; 2 airports; 1 bridge.
- Barkley West
- Beaconsfield
- Bellsbank
- Border
- Content
- Dronfield
- Ganspan
- Hartswater
- Jan Kempdorp
- John Weston
- Kimberley East Airport
- Kimberly Airport
- Koopmansfontein
- Magogong
- Margaretha Prinsloo Brug
- Modderrivier
- Pokwani
- Riverton
- Spytfontein
- Tadcaster
- Ulco
- Ulco
- Ulco
- Veertien Strome

…and 3 more.

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Frances Baard District and the best time to visit

In Frances Baard District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C). About 366 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (67 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are January to December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 27 | 67 |
| Feb | 26 | 64 |
| Mar | 24 | 53 |
| Apr | 19 | 34 |
| May | 15 | 12 |
| Jun | 11 | 8 |
| Jul | 11 | 2 |
| Aug | 14 | 6 |
| Sep | 18 | 10 |
| Oct | 22 | 23 |
| Nov | 24 | 34 |
| Dec | 27 | 55 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Frances Baard District

Places mapped inside Frances Baard District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 39
- Banks 43
- ATMs 27
- Petrol pumps 54
- Hotels 121
- Shopping malls 16
- Schools 377
- Colleges and universities 14
- Cinemas 2
- Pharmacies 22
- Restaurants 136
- Police stations 16
- Dental clinics 11

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Frances Baard District? In Nothern Cape Province, South Africa
- What is the population of Frances Baard District? 420,580 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Frances Baard District? About 28 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Frances Baard District? About 33 people per km²
- What borders Frances Baard District? Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, John Taolo Gaetsewe District, Lejweleputswa District, Pixley ka Seme District, Xhariep District and Z F Mgcawu District
- What is there to see in Frances Baard District? Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum, Alexandersfontein Game Farm, Big Hole, Black Watch
- What time zone is Frances Baard District in? UTC+2
- What currency is used in Frances Baard District? Rand (ZAR)
- What language is spoken in Frances Baard District? Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Frances Baard District? 119 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Frances Baard District? Settlements lie between 1,025 m and 1,498 m
- What is the highest point in Frances Baard District? Blikfontein (1,473 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Frances Baard District? January to December
- How many hospitals are in Frances Baard District? 39 mapped
- How many banks are in Frances Baard District? 43 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Frances Baard District? 27 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Frances Baard District? 54 mapped
- What is the P-code of Frances Baard District? ZA309 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: District
- Area: 12,835.7 km²
- P-code: ZA309
- Province: Nothern Cape Province
- Main town: Kimberley

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