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{{Infobox South African municipality

| name = Mopani
{{Infobox settlement
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| native_name =
| name = Mopani
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| province = [[Limpopo]]
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| district =
| seat = [[Giyani]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| parts =
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[Limpopo]]
| p1 = [[Greater Giyani Local Municipality|Greater Giyani]]
| p2 = [[Greater Letaba Local Municipality|Greater Letaba]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of South Africa|District]]
| subdivision_name2 =
| p3 = [[Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality|Greater Tzaneen]]
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| p4 = [[Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality|Ba-Phalaborwa]]
| p5 = [[Maruleng Local Municipality|Maruleng]]
| seat = [[Giyani]]
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
| 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 |df= }} </ref>
| mayor_party =
| p1 = [[Greater Giyani Local Municipality|Greater Giyani]]
| p2 = [[Greater Letaba Local Municipality|Greater Letaba]]
| mayor = Nkakareng Rakgoale<ref>http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors</ref>
| p3 = [[Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality|Greater Tzaneen]]
| leader_title1 =
| p4 = [[Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality|Ba-Phalaborwa]]
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| p5 = [[Maruleng Local Municipality|Maruleng]]
| leader_name2 =
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| muni_code = DC33
| 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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 }}</ref>
| government_type = [[Municipal council]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = [[Pule Shayi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors|title=ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors &#124; eNCA}}</ref>
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| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
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| area_total_km2 = 20011
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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 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref>
| population_total = 1092507
| 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 = 97.5%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|[[Coloureds|Coloured]]}}
| demographics1_info2 = 0.2%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|[[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|[[White South African|White]]}}
| demographics1_info4 = 2%
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| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]}}
| demographics2_info1 = 45.9%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]}}
| demographics2_info2 = 44.3%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|[[Sotho language|Sotho]]}}
| demographics2_info3 = 2.9%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|[[Afrikaans]]}}
| demographics2_info4 = 2.1%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 4.8%
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
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| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal&nbsp;code
| blank_info_sec1 = DC33
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| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Mopani''' is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. The seat of Mopani is [[Giyani]]. The majority of its 1,092,507 people speak [[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] or [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] (2011 [[Census]]). The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment of the [[Constitution of South Africa]] part of the area of the [[Bohlabela District Municipality|Bohlabela]] district was incorporated into Mopani.


The '''Mopani District Municipality''' ({{langx|nso|Mmasepala wa Selete wa Mopani}}; {{langx|ts|Masipala wa Xifundza xa Mopani}}) is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|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.<ref name="cs2016">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Limpopo |url=http://cs2016.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Limpopo.pdf |location=Pretoria |publisher=Statistics South Africa |page=12 |date=2018 |isbn=9780621449877}}</ref> 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.
==Geography==

==Geography==

===Neighbours===
===Neighbours===
Mopani is surrounded by:
Mopani is surrounded by:
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The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:
The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:


{| class="wikitable"
{| 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|Local municipality
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Dominant language

|-
|-
! Name
|align=left|[[Maruleng Local Municipality|Maruleng]] || 98 550 ||?%||[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]
! Code
! Seat
! Area<br /><small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small><ref name="mdb-area">{{cite web |title=2016 Boundaries |type=Shapefile |website=[[Municipal Demarcation Board]] |date=2016 |url=http://www.demarcation.org.za/site/shapefiles/}}</ref>
! Population<br /><small>(2016)</small><ref name="cs2016" />
! Dominant language
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality|Greater Tzaneen]] ||375 588 ||38.95%||Northern Sotho, Tsonga
| [[Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality|Ba-Phalaborwa]]
| LIM334
| [[Phalaborwa]]
|style="text-align:right"| 7,489
|style="text-align:right"| 168,937
| [[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Greater Giyani Local Municipality|Greater Giyani]] ||237 436 ||24.63%||[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]
| [[Greater Giyani Local Municipality|Greater Giyani]]
| LIM331
| [[Giyani]]
|style="text-align:right"| 4,172
|style="text-align:right"| 256,127
| Tsonga
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Greater Letaba Local Municipality|Greater Letaba]] ||220 126 ||22.83%||Northern Sotho, Tsonga
| [[Greater Letaba Local Municipality|Greater Letaba]]
| LIM332
| [[Modjadjiskloof]]
|style="text-align:right"| 1,891
|style="text-align:right"| 218,030
| [[Northern Sotho|Pedi]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality|Ba-Phalaborwa]] ||131 081 ||13.59%||Tsonga, Northern Sotho
| [[Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality|Greater Tzaneen]]
| LIM333
| [[Tzaneen]]
|style="text-align:right"| 2,897
|style="text-align:right"| 416,146
| Pedi, Tsonga
|-
| [[Maruleng Local Municipality|Maruleng]]
| LIM335
| [[Hoedspruit]]
|style="text-align:right"| 3,563
|style="text-align:right"| 99,946
| Pedi
|}
|}


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.<ref name="cs2016-df">{{cite web |title=Community Survey 2016 |type=Data file |website=[[Statistics South Africa]] |date=2016 |url=http://superweb.statssa.gov.za/webapi/}}</ref>
The following statistics are from the 2001 [[census]].

{| 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|Language
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
!align=left|Language
!Population
!%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] ||468 120 ||48.55%
|align=left|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] ||537,240 ||46.35%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] ||446 993 ||46.36%
|align=left|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] ||518,462 ||44.73%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Afrikaans]] ||18 131 ||1.88%
|align=left|[[Sotho language|Sotho]] ||30,646 ||2.64%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Sotho language|Sotho]] ||13 145 ||1.36%
|align=left|[[Afrikaans]] ||19,370 ||1.67%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[English language|English]] ||6 028 ||0.63%
|align=left|[[English language|English]] ||8,349 ||0.72%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Venda language|Venda]] ||4 518 ||0.47%
|align=left|[[Venda language|Venda]] ||4,397 ||0.38%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Zulu language|Zulu]] ||2 149 ||0.22%
|align=left|[[Zulu language|Zulu]] ||2,029 ||0.18%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Swati language|Swati]] ||2 014 ||0.21%
|align=left|[[Swati language|Swati]] ||1,759 ||0.15%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Tswana language|Tswana]] ||1 042 ||0.11%
|align=left|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] ||1,588 ||0.14%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Other languages of South Africa|Other]] ||923 ||0.10%
|align=left|[[Tswana language|Tswana]] ||881 ||0.08%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] ||833 ||0.09%
|align=left|[[Khoisan languages|Khoi, Nama and San]] ||729 ||0.06%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]] ||335 ||0.03%
|align=left|[[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]] ||247 ||0.02%
|-
|align=left|[[South African Sign Language|Sign]] ||160 ||0.01%
|-
|align=left|[[Other languages of South Africa|Other]] ||7,984 ||0.69%
|-
|align=left|Not applicable ||25,236 ||2.18%
|-
|align=left|Not specified ||108 ||0.01%
|}
|}


===Gender===
===Gender===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
{| 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|Gender
!align=left|Gender
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|Female ||525 744 ||54.53%
|align=left|Female ||619,612 ||53.45%
|-
|-
|align=left|Male ||438 451 ||45.47%
|align=left|Male ||539,574 ||46.55%
|}
|}


===Ethnic group===
===Ethnic group===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
{| 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|Ethnic group
!align=left|Ethnic group
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|Black African ||940 970 ||97.59%
|align=left|Black African ||1,130,512 ||97.53%
|-
|-
|align=left|White ||21 457 ||2.23%
|align=left|White ||23,628 ||2.04%
|-
|-
|align=left|Coloured ||1 191 ||0.12%
|align=left|Indian/Asian ||2,918 ||0.25%
|-
|-
|align=left|Indian/Asian ||577 ||0.06%
|align=left|Coloured ||2.128 ||0.18%
|}
|}


===Age===
===Age===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
{| 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|Age
!align=left|Age
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


|-
|-
|align=left|000 - 004 ||104 678 ||10.86%
|align=left|0–4 ||136,331 ||11.76%
|-
|-
|align=left|005 - 009 ||127 340 ||13.21%
|align=left|5–9 ||123,453 ||10.65%
|-
|-
|align=left|010 - 014 ||137 175 ||14.23%
|align=left|10–14 ||105,887 ||9.13%
|-
|-
|align=left|015 - 019 ||125 872 ||13.05%
|align=left|15–19 ||136,808 ||11.80%
|-
|-
|align=left|020 - 024 ||90 804 ||9.42%
|align=left|20–24 ||120,118 ||10.36%
|-
|-
|align=left|025 - 029 ||72 105 ||7.48%
|align=left|25–29 ||108,807 ||9.39%
|-
|-
|align=left|030 - 034 ||58 523 ||6.07%
|align=left|30–34 ||88,778 ||7.66%
|-
|-
|align=left|035 - 039 ||53 565 ||5.56%
|align=left|35–39 ||68,927 ||5.95%
|-
|-
|align=left|040 - 044 ||44 346 ||4.60%
|align=left|40–44 ||59,369 ||5.12%
|-
|-
|align=left|045 - 049 ||37 952 ||3.94%
|align=left|45–49 ||51,785 ||4.47%
|-
|-
|align=left|050 - 054 ||27 961 ||2.90%
|align=left|50–54 ||42,471 ||3.66%
|-
|-
|align=left|055 - 059 ||19 667 ||2.04%
|align=left|55–59 ||34,768 ||3.00%
|-
|-
|align=left|060 - 064 ||19 862 ||2.06%
|align=left|60–64 ||28,875 ||2.49%
|-
|-
|align=left|065 - 069 ||14 470 ||1.50%
|align=left|65–69 ||18,832 ||1.62%
|-
|-
|align=left|070 - 074 ||13 493 ||1.40%
|align=left|70–74 ||14,444 ||1.25%
|-
|-
|align=left|075 - 079 ||6 466 ||0.67%
|align=left|75–79 ||9,147 ||0.79%
|-
|-
|align=left|080 - 084 ||6 243 ||0.65%
|align=left|80–84 ||4,676 ||0.40%
|-
|-
|align=left|085 - 089 ||2 011 ||0.21%
|align=left|85– ||5,711 ||0.49%
|-
|align=left|090 - 094 ||1 145 ||0.12%
|-
|align=left|095 - 099 ||368 ||0.04%
|-
|align=left|100 plus ||149 ||0.02%
|}
|}


==Politics==
==Politics==

===Election results===
===Election results===
Election results for Mopani in the [[South African general election, 2004]].
The following results are for the direct proportional representation election of members of the Mopani District Council [[South African municipal elections, 2016|on 3 August 2016]].<ref>{{cite report |date=2016 |title=Detailed DC 40% Ballot Results Report: DC33 - Mopani |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Detailed%20Results/NP/DC33.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}</ref>
* Population 18 and over: 515 110 [53.42% of total population]
* Total votes: 304 747 [31.61% of total population]
* Voting % estimate: 59.16% votes as a % of population 18 and over
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%


{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Party
|align=left|[[African National Congress]] ||275 058 ||90.26%
!Votes
!%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|African National Congress}} ||212,085 ||74.74%
|align=left|[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] ||11 012 ||3.61%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Economic Freedom Fighters}} ||35,590 ||12.54%
|align=left|[[African Christian Democratic Party]] ||5 800 ||1.90%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]] ||4 444 ||1.46%
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} ||19,965 ||7.04%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan African Congress]] ||1 986 ||0.65%
| {{Party name with colour|African People's Convention}} ||4,036 ||1.42%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Congress of the People (South African political party)}} ||3,212 ||1.13%
|align=left|[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]] ||1 119 ||0.37%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Civic Warriors of Maruleng |shortname=Civic Warriors of Maruleng}} ||2,907 ||1.02%
|align=left|[[Azanian People's Organisation]] ||998 ||0.33%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|African Christian Democratic Party}} ||1,339 ||0.47%
|align=left|[[Freedom Front (South Africa)|Freedom Front Plus]] ||904 ||0.30%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party|Inkhata Freedom Party]] ||696 ||0.23%
| {{Party name with colour|Ximoko Party |shortname=Ximoko Party}} ||1,289 ||0.45%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Independent Democrats (South Africa)|Independent Democrats]] ||533 ||0.17%
| {{Party name with colour|National Independent Party (South Africa) |shortname=National Independent Party}} ||1,256 ||0.44%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Freedom Front Plus}} ||868 ||0.31%
|align=left|[[United Christian Democratic Party]] ||425 ||0.14%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|United Democratic Movement}} ||721 ||0.25%
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NA]] ||326 ||0.11%
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}} ||509 ||0.18%
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|SOPA]] ||248 ||0.08%
|-
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| '''Total'''
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|PJC]] ||234 ||0.08%
| '''283,777''' ||
|-
|-
|colspan="9"|
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|EMSA]] ||208 ||0.07%
|-
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|CDP]] ||202 ||0.07%
| 283,777 || 98.52%
|-
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| [[Spoilt vote]]s
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|UF]] ||170 ||0.06%
| 4,254 || 1.48%
|-
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| '''Total votes cast'''
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|TOP]] ||141 ||0.05%
| '''288,031''' ||
|-
|align=left|[[Minority Front]] ||84 ||0.03%
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|KISS]] ||83 ||0.03%
|-
|align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NLP]] ||76 ||0.02%
|-
! align=left|Total ||304 747 ||100.00%
|}
|}


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Mopani
District municipality
Official seal of Mopani
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E / -23.317; 30.717
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatGiyani
Local municipalities
List
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPule Shayi[1]
Area
 • Total
20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
1,092,507
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2016)
[3]
 • Black African97.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Northern Sotho45.9%
 • Tsonga44.3%
 • Sotho2.9%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC33

The Mopani District Municipality (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.[4] 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.

Geography

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Neighbours

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Mopani is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
(2016)[4] 		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

Demographics

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

Language Population %
Northern Sotho 537,240 46.35%
Tsonga 518,462 44.73%
Sotho 30,646 2.64%
Afrikaans 19,370 1.67%
English 8,349 0.72%
Venda 4,397 0.38%
Zulu 2,029 0.18%
Swati 1,759 0.15%
Xhosa 1,588 0.14%
Tswana 881 0.08%
Khoi, Nama and San 729 0.06%
Ndebele 247 0.02%
Sign 160 0.01%
Other 7,984 0.69%
Not applicable 25,236 2.18%
Not specified 108 0.01%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 619,612 53.45%
Male 539,574 46.55%

Ethnic group

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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

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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%

Politics

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Election results

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

Party Votes %
ANC 212,085 74.74%
EFF 35,590 12.54%
DA 19,965 7.04%
APC 4,036 1.42%
COPE 3,212 1.13%
Civic Warriors of Maruleng 2,907 1.02%
ACDP 1,339 0.47%
Ximoko Party 1,289 0.45%
National Independent Party 1,256 0.44%
VF+ 868 0.31%
UDM 721 0.25%
PAC 509 0.18%
Total 283,777
Valid votes 283,777 98.52%
Spoilt votes 4,254 1.48%
Total votes cast 288,031

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors | eNCA".
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b 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.
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