Mopani District Municipality
District municipality in Limpopo, South Africa
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]
|
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.[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%
|
|
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
External links
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