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Mopani is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey it has a population of 1,159,185.[4] 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.

Mopani
District municipality
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatGiyani
Local municipalities
List
  • Greater Giyani
  • Greater Letaba
  • Greater Tzaneen
  • Ba-Phalaborwa
  • Maruleng
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorPule Shayi[2]
Area
  Total20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total1,092,507
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African97.0%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White2.5%
First languages (2011)
  Northern Sotho45.9%
  Tsonga44.3%
  Sotho2.9%
  Afrikaans2.1%
  Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC33

Geography



Neighbours


Mopani is surrounded by:


Local municipalities


The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km²)[5]
Population
(2016)[4]
Pop. density
(per km²)
Ba-Phalaborwa LIM334 Phalaborwa 7,489 168,937 22.6
Greater Giyani LIM331 Giyani 4,172 256,127 61.4
Greater Letaba LIM332 Modjadjiskloof 1,891 218,030 115.3
Greater Tzaneen LIM333 Tzaneen 2,897 416,146 143.7
Maruleng LIM335 Hoedspruit 3,563 99,946 28.1

Demographics


The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.[6]

Language Population %
Northern Sotho537,24046.35%
Tsonga518,46244.73%
Sotho30,6462.64%
Afrikaans19,3701.67%
English8,3490.72%
Venda4,3970.38%
Zulu2,0290.18%
Swati1,7590.15%
Xhosa1,5880.14%
Tswana8810.08%
Khoi, Nama and San7290.06%
Ndebele2470.02%
Sign1600.01%
Other7,9840.69%
Not applicable25,2362.18%
Not specified1080.01%

Gender


Gender Population %
Female619,61253.45%
Male539,57446.55%

Ethnic group


Ethnic group Population %
Black African1,130,51297.53%
White23,6282.04%
Indian/Asian2,9180.25%
Coloured2.1280.18%

Age


Age Population %
0–4136,33111.76%
5–9123,45310.65%
10–14105,8879.13%
15–19136,80811.80%
20–24120,11810.36%
25–29108,8079.39%
30–3488,7787.66%
35–3968,9275.95%
40–4459,3695.12%
45–4951,7854.47%
50–5442,4713.66%
55–5934,7683.00%
60–6428,8752.49%
65–6918,8321.62%
70–7414,4441.25%
75–799,1470.79%
80–844,6760.40%
85–5,7110.49%

Politics



Election results


The following results are for the direct proportional representation election of members of the Mopani District Council on 3 August 2016.[7]

Party Votes %
ANC212,08574.74%
EFF35,59012.54%
Democratic Alliance19,9657.04%
African People's Convention4,0361.42%
COPE3,2121.13%
Civic Warriors of Maruleng2,9071.02%
ACDP1,3390.47%
Ximoko Party1,2890.45%
National Independent Party1,2560.44%
Freedom Front Plus8680.31%
UDM7210.25%
PAC5090.18%
Total 283,777
Valid votes 283,77798.52%
Spoilt votes 4,2541.48%
Total votes cast 288,031

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. "ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors | eNCA".
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Limpopo (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 12. ISBN 9780621449877.
  5. "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  6. "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016.
  7. Detailed DC 40% Ballot Results Report: DC33 - Mopani (PDF) (Report). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 2016.




На других языках


- [en] Mopani District Municipality

[ru] Мопани

Мопани (Mopani) — район провинции Лимпопо (ЮАР). Административный центр — Гияни. Район назван в честь часто встречающегося в нём дерева мопане. Большинство населения района говорит на языках тсонга и северный сото.



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