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Mopani District Municipality
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Mopani is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment of the Constitution of South Africa part of the area of the Bohlabela district was incorporated into Mopani.
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Mopani is surrounded by:
- the republic of Zimbabwe to the north
- 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-west
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Tzaneen | 375 588 | 38.95% |
| Greater Giyani | 237 436 | 24.63% |
| Greater Letaba | 220 126 | 22.83% |
| Ba-Phalaborwa | 131 081 | 13.59% |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tsonga | 468 120 | 48.55% |
| Northern Sotho | 446 993 | 46.36% |
| Afrikaans | 18 131 | 1.88% |
| Sotho | 13 145 | 1.36% |
| English | 6 028 | 0.63% |
| Venda | 4 518 | 0.47% |
| Zulu | 2 149 | 0.22% |
| Swati | 2 014 | 0.21% |
| Tswana | 1 042 | 0.11% |
| Other | 923 | 0.10% |
| Xhosa | 833 | 0.09% |
| Ndebele | 335 | 0.03% |
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 525 744 | 54.53% |
| Male | 438 451 | 45.47% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 940 970 | 97.59% |
| White | 21 457 | 2.23% |
| Coloured | 1 191 | 0.12% |
| Indian/Asian | 577 | 0.06% |
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 104 678 | 10.86% |
| 005 - 009 | 127 340 | 13.21% |
| 010 - 014 | 137 175 | 14.23% |
| 015 - 019 | 125 872 | 13.05% |
| 020 - 024 | 90 804 | 9.42% |
| 025 - 029 | 72 105 | 7.48% |
| 030 - 034 | 58 523 | 6.07% |
| 035 - 039 | 53 565 | 5.56% |
| 040 - 044 | 44 346 | 4.60% |
| 045 - 049 | 37 952 | 3.94% |
| 050 - 054 | 27 961 | 2.90% |
| 055 - 059 | 19 667 | 2.04% |
| 060 - 064 | 19 862 | 2.06% |
| 065 - 069 | 14 470 | 1.50% |
| 070 - 074 | 13 493 | 1.40% |
| 075 - 079 | 6 466 | 0.67% |
| 080 - 084 | 6 243 | 0.65% |
| 085 - 089 | 2 011 | 0.21% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 145 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 368 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 149 | 0.02% |
Election results for Mopani in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 515 110 [53.42% of total population]
- Total votes: 304 747 [31.61% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 59.16% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 275 058 | 90.26% |
| Democratic Alliance | 11 012 | 3.61% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 5 800 | 1.90% |
| United Democratic Movement | 4 444 | 1.46% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 986 | 0.65% |
| New National Party | 1 119 | 0.37% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 998 | 0.33% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 904 | 0.30% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 696 | 0.23% |
| Independent Democrats | 533 | 0.17% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 425 | 0.14% |
| NA | 326 | 0.11% |
| SOPA | 248 | 0.08% |
| PJC | 234 | 0.08% |
| EMSA | 208 | 0.07% |
| CDP | 202 | 0.07% |
| UF | 170 | 0.06% |
| TOP | 141 | 0.05% |
| Minority Front | 84 | 0.03% |
| KISS | 83 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 76 | 0.02% |
| Total | 304 747 | 100.00% |
- Mopani DM Official Wesbite
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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