Capricorn_District_Municipality
Capricorn District Municipality
District municipality in Limpopo, South Africa
The Capricorn District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Capricorn) 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.
Quick Facts Country, Province ...
Capricorn | |
|---|---|
Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′S 29°26′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| Seat | Polokwane |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | John Mpe[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,705 km2 (8,380 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,261,463 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2016) | |
| • Black African | 97% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 84.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.0% |
| • Tsonga | 2.6% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 7.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC35 |
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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:
More information Local municipality, Population ...
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polokwane | 508 272 | 44.02% | Northern Sotho |
| Lepelle-Nkumpi | 227 965 | 19.74% | Northern Sotho |
| Blouberg | 161 326 | 13.97% | Northern Sotho |
| Aganang (was amalgamated into other municipalities in 2016) | 147 686 | 12.79% | Northern Sotho |
| Molemole | 109 442 | 9.48% | Northern Sotho |
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The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
More information Language, Population ...
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Sotho | 1 055 421 | 84.90% |
| Afrikaans | 36 901 | 2.97% |
| Tsonga | 32 379 | 2.60% |
| English | 25 177 | 2.03% |
| Ndebele | 24 733 | 1.99% |
| Other | 18 489 | 1.49% |
| Venda | 17 477 | 1.41% |
| Zulu | 11 671 | 0.94% |
| Sotho | 8 170 | 0.66% |
| Tswana | 6 990 | 0.56% |
| Xhosa | 2 167 | 0.17% |
| Swati | 1 418 | 0.11% |
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Gender
More information Gender, Population ...
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 671 220 | 53.21% |
| Male | 590 242 | 46.79% |
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Ethnic group
More information Ethnic group, Population ...
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1 211 874 | 96.07% |
| White African | 35 470 | 2.81% |
| Coloured | 6 271 | 0.50% |
| Indian/Asian | 5 234 | 0.41% |
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Age
More information Age, Population ...
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 130 815 | 11.33% |
| 005 - 009 | 157 650 | 13.65% |
| 010 - 014 | 165 920 | 14.37% |
| 015 - 019 | 152 744 | 13.23% |
| 020 - 024 | 99 157 | 8.59% |
| 025 - 029 | 75 833 | 6.57% |
| 030 - 034 | 63 494 | 5.50% |
| 035 - 039 | 59 857 | 5.18% |
| 040 - 044 | 49 348 | 4.27% |
| 045 - 049 | 41 593 | 3.60% |
| 050 - 054 | 34 780 | 3.01% |
| 055 - 059 | 26 819 | 2.32% |
| 060 - 064 | 27 205 | 2.36% |
| 065 - 069 | 21 739 | 1.88% |
| 070 - 074 | 19 736 | 1.71% |
| 075 - 079 | 10 620 | 0.92% |
| 080 - 084 | 10 541 | 0.91% |
| 085 - 089 | 3 649 | 0.32% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 978 | 0.17% |
| 095 - 099 | 857 | 0.07% |
| 100 plus | 338 | 0.03% |
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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
More information Party, Votes ...
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 301 125 | 88.31% |
| Democratic Alliance | 14 208 | 4.17% |
| United Democratic Movement | 6 238 | 1.83% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 4 571 | 1.34% |
| Pan African Congress | 3 143 | 0.92% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 2 921 | 0.86% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2 296 | 0.67% |
| New National Party | 2 249 | 0.66% |
| Independent Democrats | 764 | 0.22% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 587 | 0.17% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 497 | 0.15% |
| NA | 491 | 0.14% |
| EMSA | 328 | 0.10% |
| SOPA | 300 | 0.09% |
| PJC | 277 | 0.08% |
| TOP | 228 | 0.07% |
| UF | 215 | 0.06% |
| CDP | 213 | 0.06% |
| KISS | 125 | 0.04% |
| NLP | 121 | 0.04% |
| Minority Front | 107 | 0.03% |
| Total | 341 004 | 100.00% |
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- "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.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Capricorn DM Official Website Archived 2020-11-26 at the Wayback Machine