Description

GEO2_ZA2001 identifies the household’s district council (also known as district municipality) within South Africa in 2001. District councils are the second level administrative units of the country, after provinces. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_ZA2001 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site

The full set of geography variables for South Africa can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

A few district councils in 2001 South Africa are not entirely contained within their higher first level geographical unit, provinces. Below is a list of district councils that are in two separate provinces:

• DC9: Francis Baard - part of Northern Cape and North west province
• City of Tshwane - part of North West and Gauteng province
• CBDC1: Kgalagadi - part of Northern Cape and North west province
• CBDC2: Metsweding - part of Gauteng and Mpumalanga province
• CBDC3: Sekhukhune - part of Mpumalanga and Limpopo province
• CBDC4: Eastern - part of Mpumalanga and Limpopo province
• CDBC8: West Rand - part of North West and Gauteng province

Universe

Availability

• South Africa: 2001