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{{About|a district of South Africa|the Namibian national park|Waterberg National Park|other uses|Waterberg (disambiguation){{!}}Waterberg}}
{{Infobox South African municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Waterberg
| name = Waterberg
| official_name =
| other_name =
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| native_name =
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| settlement_type = [[District Municipality (South Africa)|District Municipality]]
| settlement_type = [[District Municipality (South Africa)|District Municipality]]
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| image_seal = Waterberg_CoA.png
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| image_map = Map of South Africa with Waterberg highlighted (2011).svg
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| map_alt = Location in Limpopo
| map_alt = Location in Limpopo
| map_caption = Location in Limpopo
| map_caption = Location in Limpopo
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
|lats= |latNS=S
| subdivision_name1 = [[Limpopo]]
|longs= |longEW=E
| province = [[Limpopo]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of South Africa|District]]
| district =
| subdivision_name2 =
<!-- seat, smaller parts ------->
| seat = [[Modimolle]]
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
| seat = [[Modimolle]]
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
| parts =
|p1 = [[Thabazimbi Local Municipality|Thabazimbi]]
| p1 = [[Thabazimbi Local Municipality|Thabazimbi]]
|p2 = [[Lephalale Local Municipality|Lephalale]]
| p2 = [[Lephalale Local Municipality|Lephalale]]
|p3 = [[Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality|Modimolle–Mookgophong]]
| p3 = [[Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality|Modimolle-Mookgophong]]
|p4 = [[Bela-Bela Local Municipality|Bela-Bela]]
| p4 = [[Bela-Bela Local Municipality|Bela-Bela]]
|p5 = [[Mogalakwena Local Municipality|Mogalakwena]]
|parts =
| p5 = [[Mogalakwena Local Municipality|Mogalakwena]]
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| government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |accessdate=22 February 2012}} </ref>
| government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012}} </ref>
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Rosina Mokgotlane
| government_type = [[Municipal council]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Rosina Mokgotlane
| leader_title1 =
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| leader_name2 =
<!-- area ---------------------->
| muni_code = DC36
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 44913
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref>
| population_total = 679336
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2016)}}
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/>
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|[[Bantu-speaking peoples of South Africa|Black African]]}}
| demographics1_info1 = 91.3%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|[[Coloureds|Coloured]]}}
| demographics1_info2 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|[[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|[[White South African|White]]}}
| demographics1_info4 = 8.1%
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| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_langs">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref>
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]}}
| demographics2_info1 = 56.4%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[Tswana language|Tswana]]}}
| demographics2_info2 = 11.5%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]}}
| demographics2_info3 = 8.3%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|[[Afrikaans]]}}
| demographics2_info4 = 7.7%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 16.1%
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
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| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal&nbsp;code
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[[Image:South Africa Districts showing Waterberg.png|thumb|300px|Pre-2011 map of South Africa showing Waterberg (within Limpopo province)]]
[[Image:South Africa Districts showing Waterberg.png|thumb|300px|Pre-2011 map of South Africa showing Waterberg (within Limpopo province)]]
'''Waterberg''' is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. The seat of Waterberg is [[Modimolle]]. The majority of its 614 139 people speak [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] (2001 [[Census]]). The district code is DC36.
The '''Waterberg District Municipality''' ({{langx|nso|Mmasepala wa Selete wa Waterberg}}; {{langx|tn|Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Waterberg}}) is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. The seat is [[Modimolle]]. As of 2016, the majority of its 745,758 residents spoke [[Sepedi]], also known as [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]. The district code is DC36.


==Geography==
==Geography==
The municipality contains much of the [[Waterberg Biosphere]], a [[UNESCO]] designated [[Biosphere Reserve]]. The Waterberg Biosphere is a [[massif]] of approximately 15,000 square kilometers. 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]].<ref name="Hogan">C.Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, ''The Waterberg Biosphere'', Lumina Technologies, May 22, 2006. [http://www.luminatechnologies.org/lumaw.html]</ref> 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 [[human]]s.
The municipality contains much of the [[Waterberg Biosphere]], a [[UNESCO]] designated [[Biosphere Reserve]]. The Waterberg Biosphere is a [[massif]] of approximately {{wikidata|property|Q2670965|P2046}}. 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]].<ref name="Hogan">C.Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, ''The Waterberg Biosphere'', Lumina Technologies, May 22, 2006. [http://www.luminatechnologies.org/lumaw.html]</ref> 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 [[human]]s.


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


===Neighbours===
===Neighbours===
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* [[Sekhukhune District Municipality|Sekhukhune]] (CBDC3) to the south-east
* [[Sekhukhune District Municipality|Sekhukhune]] (CBDC3) to the south-east
* [[Nkangala District Municipality|Nkangala]] (DC31) to the south-east
* [[Nkangala District Municipality|Nkangala]] (DC31) to the south-east
* [[Metsweding District Municipality|Metsweding]] (CBDC2) to the south
* [[Bojanala Platinum District Municipality|Bojanala Platinum]] (DC37) to the south
* [[Bojanala Platinum District Municipality|Bojanala Platinum]] (DC37) to the south
* [[Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality|Ngaka Modiri Molema]] (DC38) to the south-west
* [[Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality|Ngaka Modiri Molema]] (DC38) to the south-west
* the republic of [[Botswana]] to the west
* [[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality]] to the south
* the [[Kgatleng District]] of the republic of [[Botswana]] to the west


===Local municipalities===
===Local municipalities===
The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:
The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:


{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Local municipality
!Local municipality
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Dominant language
!Dominant language


|-
|-
|align=left|[[Mogalakwena Local Municipality|Mogalakwena]] ||298 433 ||48.59%||[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]
|align=left|[[Mogalakwena Local Municipality|Mogalakwena]] ||325 291
|43.62%||Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Lephalale Local Municipality|Lephalale]] ||96 096 ||15.65%||Northern Sotho
|align=left|[[Lephalale Local Municipality|Lephalale]] ||140 240
|18.81%||Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Modimolle Local Municipality|Modimolle]] ||72 802 ||11.85%||Northern Sotho
|align=left|[[Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality|Modimolle–Mookgophong]] ||107 699
|14.44%||Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Thabazimbi Local Municipality|Thabazimbi]] ||63 912 ||10.41%||[[Tswana language|Tswana]]
|align=left|[[Thabazimbi Local Municipality|Thabazimbi]] ||96 232 ||12.90||Setswana
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Bela-Bela Local Municipality|Bela-Bela]] ||52 128 ||8.49%||Northern Sotho
|align=left|[[Bela-Bela Local Municipality|Bela-Bela]] ||76 296 ||10.23||Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
|-
|align=left|[[Mookgopong Local Municipality|Mookgopong]] ||30 753 ||5.01%||Northern Sotho
|}
|}
Source: Statistics South Africa, Community Survey 2016


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The following statistics are from the 2001 [[census]].
The following statistics are from the 2016 Community Survey


{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!Language
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Language
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] ||357 100 ||58.15%
|align=left|[[Northern Sotho language|Sepedi (Northern Sotho)]] ||450 575 ||60.42
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Tswana language|Tswana]] ||75 741 ||12.33%
|align=left|[[Tswana language|Setswana]] ||91 750 ||12.30
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] ||57 511 ||9.36%
|align=left|[[Tsonga language|Xitsonga]] ||47 738 ||6.40
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Afrikaans]] ||52 379 ||8.53%
|align=left|[[Afrikaans]] ||57 832 ||7.75
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]] ||29 724 ||4.84%
|align=left|[[Southern Ndebele language|Isindebele]] ||15 672 ||2.10
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Sotho language|Sotho]] ||11 752 ||1.91%
|align=left|[[Sotho language|Sesotho]] ||14 791||1.98
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] ||10 074 ||1.64%
|align=left|[[Xhosa language|Isixhosa]] ||11 763||1.58
|-
|-
|align=left|[[English language|English]] ||5 843 ||0.95%
|align=left|[[English language|English]] ||7 690||1.03
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Other languages of South Africa|Other]] ||4 801 ||0.78%
| align="left" |[[Venda language|Tshivenda]] ||7 021||0.94
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Venda language|Venda]] ||4 446 ||0.72%
| align="left" |[[Zulu language|Isizulu]] ||4 284||0.57
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Zulu language|Zulu]] ||2 968 ||0.48%
| align="left" |[[Swati language|Siswati]] ||1372||0.18
|-
|align=left|[[Swati language|Swati]] ||1 785 ||0.29%
|}
|}


===Gender===
===Gender===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!Gender
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Gender
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|Female ||319 202 ||51.98%
|align=left|Female ||364 265 ||48.84%
|-
|-
|align=left|Male ||294 937 ||48.02%
|align=left|Male ||381 493 ||51.16%
|}
|}


===Ethnic group===
===Ethnic group===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Ethnic group
!Ethnic group
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|Black African ||557 896 ||90.84%
|align=left|Black African ||680 815 ||91.29
|-
|-
|align=left|White ||53 150 ||8.65%
|align=left|White ||59 998 ||8.05
|-
|-
|align=left|Coloured ||1 683 ||0.27%
|align=left|Coloured ||2 272 ||0.30
|-
|-
|align=left|Indian/Asian ||1 410 ||0.23%
|align=left|Indian/Asian ||2 673 ||0.36
|}
|}


===Age===
===Age===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!Age
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Age
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|000 - 004 ||66 353 ||10.80%
|align=left|000 - 004 ||98 391 ||13.19 %
|-
|-
|align=left|005 - 009 ||73 363 ||11.95%
|align=left|005 - 009 ||84 122||11.28 %
|-
|-
|align=left|010 - 014 ||74 634 ||12.15%
|align=left|010 - 014 ||74 195||9.95 %
|-
|-
|align=left|015 - 019 ||71 809 ||11.69%
|align=left|015 - 019 ||64 258||8.62 %
|-
|-
|align=left|020 - 024 ||54 886 ||8.94%
|align=left|020 - 024 ||66 169||8.87 %
|-
|-
|align=left|025 - 029 ||50 047 ||8.15%
|align=left|025 - 029 ||70 743||9.49 %
|-
|-
|align=left|030 - 034 ||41 052 ||6.68%
|align=left|030 - 034 ||57 856||7.76 %
|-
|-
|align=left|035 - 039 ||38 574 ||6.28%
|align=left|035 - 039 ||45 331||6.08 %
|-
|-
|align=left|040 - 044 ||32 041 ||5.22%
|align=left|040 - 044 ||38 129||5.11 %
|-
|-
|align=left|045 - 049 ||26 397 ||4.30%
|align=left|045 - 049 ||34 767||4.66 %
|-
|-
|align=left|050 - 054 ||20 278 ||3.30%
|align=left|050 - 054 ||29 852||4.00 %
|-
|-
|align=left|055 - 059 ||14 944 ||2.43%
|align=left|055 - 059 ||24 442||3.28 %
|-
|-
|align=left|060 - 064 ||15 509 ||2.53%
|align=left|060 - 064 ||19 397||2.6 %
|-
|-
|align=left|065 - 069 ||11 318 ||1.84%
|align=left|065 - 069 ||13 120||1.76 %
|-
|-
|align=left|070 - 074 ||10 039 ||1.63%
|align=left|070 - 074 ||10 651||1.43 %
|-
|-
|align=left|075 - 079 ||5 460 ||0.89%
|align=left|075 - 079 ||7 386||0.99 %
|-
|-
|align=left|080 - 084 ||4 550 ||0.74%
|align=left|080 - 084 ||3 783||0.51 %
|-
|-
|align=left|085 - 089 ||1 727 ||0.28%
|align=left|085 + ||3 167||0.42 %
|-
|align=left|090 - 094 ||725 ||0.12%
|-
|align=left|095 - 099 ||322 ||0.05%
|-
|align=left|100 plus ||111 ||0.02%
|}
|}


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===Election results===
===Election results===
Election results for Waterberg in the [[South African general election, 2004]].
Election results for Waterberg in the [[South African Municipal|South African Municipal election, 2016]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
* Population 18 and over: 355 225 [57.84% of total population]
!Party
* Total votes: 196 790 [32.04% of total population]
!Votes
* Voting % estimate: 55.40% votes as a % of population 18 and over
!%
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|[[African National Congress]] ||166 373 ||84.54%
|align=left|[[African National Congress]] ||95 383||57.87 %
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] ||14 654 ||7.45%
|-
|align=left|[[Freedom Front (South Africa)|Freedom Front Plus]] ||3 965 ||2.01%
|-
|align=left|[[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]] ||3 405 ||1.73%
|-
|align=left|[[African Christian Democratic Party]] ||1 932 ||0.98%
|-
|align=left|[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan African Congress]] ||1 679 ||0.85%
|-
|align=left|[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]] ||952 ||0.48%
|-
|align=left|[[Azanian People's Organisation]] ||928 ||0.47%
|-
|align=left|[[United Christian Democratic Party]] ||573 ||0.29%
|-
|align=left|[[Independent Democrats (South Africa)|Independent Democrats]] ||567 ||0.29%
|-
|align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party|Inkhata Freedom Party]] ||460 ||0.23%
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NA]] ||407 ||0.21%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|SOPA]] ||165 ||0.08%
|align=left|[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] ||26 791||16.26 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|EMSA]] ||140 ||0.07%
|align=left|[[Freedom Front (South Africa)|Freedom Front Plus]] ||4 403||2.67 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|CDP]] ||127 ||0.06%
| align="left" |[[African Christian Democratic Party|United Christian Democratic Party]] ||357||0.22 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|PJC]] ||121 ||0.06%
| align="left" |[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan African Congress]] ||370||0.22 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|UF]] ||111 ||0.06%
| align="left" |[[Congress of the People (South African political party)|Congress of The People]]||1467||0.89 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|TOP]] ||95 ||0.05%
| align="left" |Economic Freedom Fighters||32 578||19.77 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NLP]] ||55 ||0.03%
| align="left" |Mogalakwena Residents||1 253||0.76 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Minority Front]] ||43 ||0.02%
| align="left" |South African Christian||308||0.19 %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|KISS]] ||38 ||0.02%
| align="left" |Thabazimbi Residents||1900||1.15 %
|-
|-
! align=left|Total ||196 790 ||100.00%
! align="left" |Total ||0||100.00%
|}
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[[Category:District municipalities of Limpopo]]
[[Category:District municipalities of Limpopo]]
[[Category:Waterberg District Municipality]]

Latest revision as of 22:52, 7 November 2024

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
Official seal of Waterberg
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°42′S 28°24′E / 24.700°S 28.400°E / -24.700; 28.400
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatModimolle
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRosina Mokgotlane
Area
 • Total
44,913 km2 (17,341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
679,336
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2016)
[2]
 • Black African91.3%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White8.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • 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)

The Waterberg District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Waterberg; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Waterberg) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Modimolle. As of 2016, the majority of its 745,758 residents spoke Sepedi, also known as Northern Sotho. The district code is DC36.

Geography

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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 municipalities within the Waterberg District Municipality:

Neighbours

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Waterberg is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Mogalakwena 325 291 43.62% Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Lephalale 140 240 18.81% Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Modimolle–Mookgophong 107 699 14.44% Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Thabazimbi 96 232 12.90 Setswana
Bela-Bela 76 296 10.23 Sepedi (Northern Sotho)

Source: Statistics South Africa, Community Survey 2016

Demographics

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The following statistics are from the 2016 Community Survey

Language Population %
Sepedi (Northern Sotho) 450 575 60.42
Setswana 91 750 12.30
Xitsonga 47 738 6.40
Afrikaans 57 832 7.75
Isindebele 15 672 2.10
Sesotho 14 791 1.98
Isixhosa 11 763 1.58
English 7 690 1.03
Tshivenda 7 021 0.94
Isizulu 4 284 0.57
Siswati 1372 0.18

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 364 265 48.84%
Male 381 493 51.16%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population %
Black African 680 815 91.29
White 59 998 8.05
Coloured 2 272 0.30
Indian/Asian 2 673 0.36

Age

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Age Population %
000 - 004 98 391 13.19 %
005 - 009 84 122 11.28 %
010 - 014 74 195 9.95 %
015 - 019 64 258 8.62 %
020 - 024 66 169 8.87 %
025 - 029 70 743 9.49 %
030 - 034 57 856 7.76 %
035 - 039 45 331 6.08 %
040 - 044 38 129 5.11 %
045 - 049 34 767 4.66 %
050 - 054 29 852 4.00 %
055 - 059 24 442 3.28 %
060 - 064 19 397 2.6 %
065 - 069 13 120 1.76 %
070 - 074 10 651 1.43 %
075 - 079 7 386 0.99 %
080 - 084 3 783 0.51 %
085 + 3 167 0.42 %

Politics

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Election results

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

Party Votes %
African National Congress 95 383 57.87 %
Democratic Alliance 26 791 16.26 %
Freedom Front Plus 4 403 2.67 %
United Christian Democratic Party 357 0.22 %
Pan African Congress 370 0.22 %
Congress of The People 1467 0.89 %
Economic Freedom Fighters 32 578 19.77 %
Mogalakwena Residents 1 253 0.76 %
South African Christian 308 0.19 %
Thabazimbi Residents 1900 1.15 %
Total 0 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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. [1]
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