District municipality in Limpopo, South Africa
| Mopani | |
|---|---|
| District municipality | |
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E / -23.317; 30.717 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| Seat | Giyani |
| Local municipalities | List |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Pule Shayi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,011 km (7,726 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,092,507 |
| • Density | 55/km (140/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2016) | |
| • Black African | 97.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 45.9% |
| • Tsonga | 44.3% |
| • Sotho | 2.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC33 |
The Mopani District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Mopani; Tsonga: Masipala wa Xifundza xa Mopani) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the district is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey, it had a population of 1,159,185. The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa, parts of the Bohlabela District Municipality were incorporated into Mopani.
Geography
Neighbours
Mopani is surrounded by:
- the republic of Mozambique to the east
- Ehlanzeni (DC32) to the south
- Sekhukhune (DC35) to the south-west
- Capricorn (DC35) to the west
- Vhembe (DC34) to the north
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Name | Code | Seat | Area (km) |
Population (2016) |
Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba-Phalaborwa | LIM334 | Phalaborwa | 7,489 | 168,937 | Tsonga |
| Greater Giyani | LIM331 | Giyani | 4,172 | 256,127 | Tsonga |
| Greater Letaba | LIM332 | Modjadjiskloof | 1,891 | 218,030 | Pedi |
| Greater Tzaneen | LIM333 | Tzaneen | 2,897 | 416,146 | Pedi, Tsonga |
| Maruleng | LIM335 | Hoedspruit | 3,563 | 99,946 | Pedi |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Sotho | 537,240 | 46.35% |
| Tsonga | 518,462 | 44.73% |
| Sotho | 30,646 | 2.64% |
| Afrikaans | 19,370 | 1.67% |
| English | 8,349 | 0.72% |
| Venda | 4,397 | 0.38% |
| Zulu | 2,029 | 0.18% |
| Swati | 1,759 | 0.15% |
| Xhosa | 1,588 | 0.14% |
| Tswana | 881 | 0.08% |
| Khoi, Nama and San | 729 | 0.06% |
| Ndebele | 247 | 0.02% |
| Sign | 160 | 0.01% |
| Other | 7,984 | 0.69% |
| Not applicable | 25,236 | 2.18% |
| Not specified | 108 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 619,612 | 53.45% |
| Male | 539,574 | 46.55% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1,130,512 | 97.53% |
| White | 23,628 | 2.04% |
| Indian/Asian | 2,918 | 0.25% |
| Coloured | 2.128 | 0.18% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 136,331 | 11.76% |
| 5–9 | 123,453 | 10.65% |
| 10–14 | 105,887 | 9.13% |
| 15–19 | 136,808 | 11.80% |
| 20–24 | 120,118 | 10.36% |
| 25–29 | 108,807 | 9.39% |
| 30–34 | 88,778 | 7.66% |
| 35–39 | 68,927 | 5.95% |
| 40–44 | 59,369 | 5.12% |
| 45–49 | 51,785 | 4.47% |
| 50–54 | 42,471 | 3.66% |
| 55–59 | 34,768 | 3.00% |
| 60–64 | 28,875 | 2.49% |
| 65–69 | 18,832 | 1.62% |
| 70–74 | 14,444 | 1.25% |
| 75–79 | 9,147 | 0.79% |
| 80–84 | 4,676 | 0.40% |
| 85– | 5,711 | 0.49% |
Politics
Election results
The following results are for the direct proportional representation election of members of the Mopani District Council on 3 August 2016.
| Party | Votes | % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 212,085 | 74.74% | ||||||
| EFF | 35,590 | 12.54% | ||||||
| DA | 19,965 | 7.04% | ||||||
| APC | 4,036 | 1.42% | ||||||
| COPE | 3,212 | 1.13% | ||||||
| Civic Warriors of Maruleng | 2,907 | 1.02% | ||||||
| ACDP | 1,339 | 0.47% | ||||||
| Ximoko Party | 1,289 | 0.45% | ||||||
| National Independent Party | 1,256 | 0.44% | ||||||
| VF+ | 868 | 0.31% | ||||||
| UDM | 721 | 0.25% | ||||||
| PAC | 509 | 0.18% | ||||||
| Total | 283,777 | |||||||
| Valid votes | 283,777 | 98.52% | ||||||
| Spoilt votes | 4,254 | 1.48% | ||||||
| Total votes cast | 288,031 | |||||||
See also
References
- "ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors | eNCA".
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Limpopo (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 12. ISBN 9780621449877.
- "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
- "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016.
- Detailed DC 40% Ballot Results Report: DC33 - Mopani (PDF) (Report). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 2016.
External links
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