The Frances Baard District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Frances Baard; Afrikaans: Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit), previously the Diamantveld District Municipality, is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
As of 2022, the majority of its 434,342 residents speak Setswana.
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.
[5] Frances Baard is surrounded by: The district contains the following local municipalities: The following statistics are from the 2022 census.