Mopani | |
Seal Size: | 150x100px |
Coordinates: | -23.3167°N 73°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pule Shayi[2] |
Area Total Km2: | 20011 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1092507 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
Demographics1 Info1: | 97.5% |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Info4: | 2% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [4] |
Demographics2 Info1: | 45.9% |
Demographics2 Info2: | 44.3% |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.9% |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.1% |
Demographics2 Info5: | 4.8% |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | DC33 |
The Mopani District Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; 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.[5] 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.
Mopani is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Name | Code | Seat | Area (km2)[6] | Population (2016) | 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 |
The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.[7]
Language | Population | % | |
---|---|---|---|
537,240 | 46.35% | ||
518,462 | 44.73% | ||
30,646 | 2.64% | ||
19,370 | 1.67% | ||
8,349 | 0.72% | ||
4,397 | 0.38% | ||
2,029 | 0.18% | ||
1,759 | 0.15% | ||
1,588 | 0.14% | ||
881 | 0.08% | ||
729 | 0.06% | ||
247 | 0.02% | ||
160 | 0.01% | ||
7,984 | 0.69% | ||
Not applicable | 25,236 | 2.18% | |
Not specified | 108 | 0.01% |
Gender | Population | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 619,612 | 53.45% | |
Male | 539,574 | 46.55% |
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 | 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% |
The following results are for the direct proportional representation election of members of the Mopani District Council on 3 August 2016.[8]
Party | Votes | % | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
212,085 | 74.74% | |||||||
35,590 | 12.54% | |||||||
19,965 | 7.04% | |||||||
4,036 | 1.42% | |||||||
3,212 | 1.13% | |||||||
2,907 | 1.02% | |||||||
1,339 | 0.47% | |||||||
1,289 | 0.45% | |||||||
1,256 | 0.44% | |||||||
868 | 0.31% | |||||||
721 | 0.25% | |||||||
509 | 0.18% | |||||||
Total | 283,777 | |||||||
Valid votes | 283,777 | 98.52% | ||||||
Spoilt votes | 4,254 | 1.48% | ||||||
Total votes cast | 288,031 |