Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Economic Agency

Description: The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (DRKKDM) consists of three local municipalities namely: – Matlosana NW 405, Tlokwe – Ventersdorp and Maquassi Hills, the background analyses are based upon demarcation of 2015 when Tlokwe and Ventersdorp were amalgamated.

POWER AND FUNCTIONS
*Fire Fighting
*Reginal Tourism
*Municipal Airport
*Municipal Planning
*Municipal Health Service
*Municipal Public Transport
*Cemeteries, Funeral Parlour and Crematoria
*Markets
*Municipal Abattoirs
*Disaster Management
STRATEGICT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
*To promote physical infrastructure, development and services
*To promote socio-economic development
*To provide environmental health services
*To ensure disaster risk management
*To promote integrated transport services
*To promote community safety
*To promote good governance and public participation
*To ensure municipal excellence
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
According to Statistics South Africa (Census 2011), the population of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, (based on 2015 boundaries) is 695 933, increased from 599 670 in 2001 population is unevenly distributed among the three Local Municipalities and average annual growth rate of the district is 1.49%