Waterberg District Municipality

Waterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle. The majority of its 745 758 people speak Sepedi, also known as Northern Sotho (2016 Community Survey). The district code is DC36.

This article is about a district of South Africa. For the Namibian national park, see Waterberg National Park. For other uses, see Waterberg.
Waterberg
District Municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°42′S 28°24′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatModimolle
Local municipalities
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Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRosina Mokgotlane
Area
 • Total44,913 km2 (17,341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total679,336
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.2%
 • Coloured0.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White7.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho56.4%
 • Tswana11.5%
 • Tsonga8.3%
 • Afrikaans7.7%
 • Other16.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC36
Pre-2011 map of South Africa showing Waterberg (within Limpopo province)

Geography

The municipality contains much of the Waterberg Biosphere, a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve. The Waterberg Biosphere is a massif of approximately 654,033 hectare. Waterberg is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte landform.[4] The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld. Within the Waterberg there are archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age, and nearby are early evolutionary finds related to the origin of humans.

The following sets forth neighboring municipalities and principal municalities within the Waterberg District Municipality:

Neighbours

Waterberg is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Mogalakwena325 291 43.62%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Lephalale140 240 18.81%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Modimolle/Mookgophong107 699 14.44%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Thabazimbi96 23212.90Setswana
Bela-Bela76 29610.23Sepedi (Northern Sotho)

Source: Statistics South Africa, Community Survey 2016

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2016 Community Survey

Language Population %
Sepedi (Northern Sotho)450 57560.42
Setswana91 75012.30
Xitsonga47 7386.40
Afrikaans57 8327.75
Isindebele15 6722.10
Sesotho14 7911.98
Isixhosa11 7631.58
English7 6901.03
Tshivenda7 0210.94
Isizulu4 2840.57
Siswati13720.18

Gender
Gender Population %
Female364 26548.84%
Male381 49351.16%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Black African680 81591.29
White59 9988.05
Coloured2 2720.30
Indian/Asian2 6730.36

Age
Age Population %
000 - 00498 39113.19 %
005 - 00984 12211.28 %
010 - 01474 1959.95 %
015 - 01964 2588.62 %
020 - 02466 1698.87 %
025 - 02970 7439.49 %
030 - 03457 8567.76 %
035 - 03945 3316.08 %
040 - 04438 1295.11 %
045 - 04934 7674.66 %
050 - 05429 8524.00 %
055 - 05924 4423.28 %
060 - 06419 3972.6 %
065 - 06913 1201.76 %
070 - 07410 6511.43 %
075 - 0797 3860.99 %
080 - 0843 7830.51 %
085 +3 1670.42 %

Politics

Election results

Election results for Waterberg in the South African Municipal election, 2016

Party Votes %
African National Congress95 38357.87 %
Democratic Alliance26 79116.26 %
Freedom Front Plus4 4032.67 %
United Christian Democratic Party3570.22 %
Pan African Congress3700.22 %
Congress of The People14670.89 %
Economic Freedom Fighters32 57819.77 %
Mogalakwena Residents1 2530.76 %
South African Christian3080.19 %
Thabazimbi Residents19001.15 %
Total0100.00%

See also

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. C.Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, The Waterberg Biosphere, Lumina Technologies, May 22, 2006.
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