Capricorn District Municipality

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

Capricorn
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatPolokwane
Local municipalities
List
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJohn Mpe[2]
Area
 • Total21,705 km2 (8,380 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,261,463
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.1%
 • Coloured0.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White2.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho84.9%
 • Afrikaans3.0%
 • Tsonga2.6%
 • English2.0%
 • Other7.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC35

Geography

Neighbours

Capricorn is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % 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.

Language Population %
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
Gender Population %
Female671 22053.21%
Male590 24246.79%

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

Age
Age Population %
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
Party Votes %
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%
Total341 004100.00%

See also

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. News posted on Eyewitness News, 22 November 2016
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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