Mopani
District municipality
Official seal of Mopani
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E / -23.317; 30.717
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatGiyani
Local municipalities
List
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPule Shayi[1]
Area
 • Total20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,092,507
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African97.0%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White2.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Northern Sotho45.9%
 • Tsonga44.3%
 • Sotho2.9%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC33

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.[4] 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:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km²)[5] 		Population
(2016)[4] 		Pop. density
(per km²)
Ba-Phalaborwa LIM334 Phalaborwa 7,489 168,937 22.6
Greater Giyani LIM331 Giyani 4,172 256,127 61.4
Greater Letaba LIM332 Modjadjiskloof 1,891 218,030 115.3
Greater Tzaneen LIM333 Tzaneen 2,897 416,146 143.7
Maruleng LIM335 Hoedspruit 3,563 99,946 28.1

Demographics

The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.[6]

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.[7]

Party Votes %
ANC 212,085 74.74%
EFF 35,590 12.54%
Democratic Alliance 19,965 7.04%
African People's Convention 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%
FF Plus 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

  1. ^ "ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors | eNCA".
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Limpopo (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 12. ISBN 9780621449877.
  5. ^ "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  6. ^ "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016.
  7. ^ Detailed DC 40% Ballot Results Report: DC33 - Mopani (PDF) (Report). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 2016.

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