The Frances Baard District Municipality (; ), previously the Diamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Kimberley. As of 2022, the majority of its 434,342 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC9.
Previously known as the Diamantveld District Municipality, it was renamed in honour of Frances Baard in June 2001. On 9 August 2009, a statue of Frances Baard was unveiled by Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins.
Geography.
Neighbours.
Frances Baard is surrounded by:
Local municipalities.
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Demographics.
The following statistics are from the 2022 census.
Politics.
Election results.
Election results for Frances Baard in the South African general election, 2004. 