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Capricorn District Municipality

FieldValue
nameCapricorn
settlement_typeDistrict municipality
image_sealCapricorn_CoA.png
seal_size150x100px
image_mapMap of South Africa with Capricorn highlighted (2011).svg
map_captionLocation in South Africa
coordinates
coordinates_footnotestags --
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Limpopo
subdivision_type2District
seatPolokwane
parts_typeLocal municipalities
p1Blouberg
p3Molemole
p4Polokwane
p5Lepelle-Nkumpi
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipal council
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMamedupi Teffo
area_total_km221705
population_footnotes
population_total1261463
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2016)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info197%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info20.6%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.4%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info42%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Northern Sotho
demographics2_info184.9%
demographics2_title2Afrikaans
demographics2_info23.0%
demographics2_title3Tsonga
demographics2_info32.6%
demographics2_title4English
demographics2_info42.0%
demographics2_title5Other
demographics2_info57.5%
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
blank_name_sec1Municipal code
blank_info_sec1DC35

The Capricorn District Municipality () is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, the vast majority of its 1,261,463 residents spoke Northern Sotho as their home language. The district code is DC35.

Geography

Neighbours

Capricorn is surrounded by:

  • Vhembe (DC34) to the north-east
  • Mopani (DC33) east
  • Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the south
  • Waterberg (DC36) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipalityPopulation%Dominant language
Polokwane508 27244.02%Northern Sotho
Lepelle-Nkumpi227 96519.74%Northern Sotho
Blouberg161 32613.97%Northern Sotho
Aganang (was amalgamated into other municipalities in 2016)147 68612.79%Northern Sotho
Molemole109 4429.48%Northern Sotho

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

LanguagePopulation%
Northern Sotho1 055 42184.90%
Afrikaans36 9012.97%
Tsonga32 3792.60%
English25 1772.03%
Ndebele24 7331.99%
Other18 4891.49%
Venda17 4771.41%
Zulu11 6710.94%
Sotho8 1700.66%
Tswana6 9900.56%
Xhosa2 1670.17%
Swati1 4180.11%

Gender

GenderPopulation%
Female671 22053.21%
Male590 24246.79%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Black African1 211 87496.07%
White African35 4702.81%
Coloured6 2710.50%
Indian/Asian5 2340.41%

Age

AgePopulation%
000 - 004130 81511.33%
005 - 009157 65013.65%
010 - 014165 92014.37%
015 - 019152 74413.23%
020 - 02499 1578.59%
025 - 02975 8336.57%
030 - 03463 4945.50%
035 - 03959 8575.18%
040 - 04449 3484.27%
045 - 04941 5933.60%
050 - 05434 7803.01%
055 - 05926 8192.32%
060 - 06427 2052.36%
065 - 06921 7391.88%
070 - 07419 7361.71%
075 - 07910 6200.92%
080 - 08410 5410.91%
085 - 0893 6490.32%
090 - 0941 9780.17%
095 - 0998570.07%
100 plus3380.03%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Capricorn in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 601 852 [52.12% of total population]
  • Total votes: 341 004 [29.53% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 56.66% votes as a % of population 18 and over
PartyVotes%Total341 004100.00%
African National Congress301 12588.31%
Democratic Alliance14 2084.17%
United Democratic Movement6 2381.83%
African Christian Democratic Party4 5711.34%
Pan African Congress3 1430.92%
Azanian People's Organisation2 9210.86%
Freedom Front Plus2 2960.67%
New National Party2 2490.66%
Independent Democrats7640.22%
Inkhata Freedom Party5870.17%
United Christian Democratic Party4970.15%
NA4910.14%
EMSA3280.10%
SOPA3000.09%
PJC2770.08%
TOP2280.07%
UF2150.06%
CDP2130.06%
KISS1250.04%
NLP1210.04%
Minority Front1070.03%

References

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System.
  2. [http://ewn.co.za/2016/11/22/limpopo-mayor-accused-of-leading-luxurious-life-reacts-to-da-s-claims News posted on Eyewitness News, 22 November 2016]
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa.
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