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Vhembe
Vhembe
District municipality
	Seal
	Location in Limpopo
	Coordinates: 22°56′S 30°28′E / 22.933°S 30.467°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
Seat	Thohoyandou
Local municipalities	List Musina; Collins Chabane; Thulamela; Makhado;
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Nenguda Dowelani
Area
• Total	25,597 km2 (9,883 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,294,722
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2016)
• Black African	98.7%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011)
• Venda	67.2%
• Tsonga	24.8%
• Northern Sotho	1.6%
• Afrikaans	1.3%
• Other	5.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC34

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The Vhembe District Municipality (Venda: Masipala wa Tshiṱiriki tsha Vhembe; Tsonga: Masipala wa Xifundza xa Vhembe) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost district of the country and shares its northern border with the Beitbridge District in Zimbabwe and on the east with the Gaza Province in Mozambique. Vhembe consists of all the territories that were part of the former Venda Bantustan; however, two large densely populated districts of the former Tsonga homeland of Gazankulu, in particular, Hlanganani and Malamulele, were also incorporated into the municipality, hence the ethnic diversity of the district. The seat is Thohoyandou, the capital of the former Venda Bantustan. According to the 2011 census, the majority of the municipality's 800,000 inhabitants spoke TshiVenda as their mother language, while 400,000 spoke Xitsonga as their home language. However, the Tsonga people form the majority south of the Levubu River, while the Venda are the minority south of Levubu at 15%. The Sepedi speakers number 27,000. The district code is DC34.

History

Vhembe is settled by the Venda people who constitute the majority of the population of Vhembe. Later, from around 1820 onwards, the Tsonga people started to invade from the south east and are today a majority in the whole southern and eastern part of Vhembe, which are known today as Malamulele (in the east of Vhembe) and Hlanganani (in the south of Vhembe). At the same time, the Boer Voortrekkers arrived in Vhembe, at around 1836. Venda communities are only found in Vhembe district and as a result, there are no existing Venda communities or villages outside the district. Vhembe means Limpopo river in the Venda language.

Before the renaming of Limpopo Province in 2002, the name Vhembe was submitted to the Limpopo legislature as one of the desired names for the new Province but the majority of the members of the Legislature voted against the name Vhembe in favour of the name Limpopo. The Dzata ruins in Thulamela Local Municipality once served as the main settlement and capital of the Venda empire which had dominated the area during the 18th century.

Boer settlement of the territory began in the early 19th century and gradually upsurged throughout the late 19th century. By the turn of the 20th century, the Soutpansberg was taken by the Boers from the Venda rulers, making it one of the last areas in the future republic of South Africa to come under white rule. During the apartheid era, the bantustan of Venda (declared independent in 1979) was established in the eastern part of the Vhembe area, and was reintegrated into the country in 1994. The former bantustan capital, Thohoyandou (named after a chief that had led the expansion of the Venda empire in the 18th century) is the current seat of the Vhembe district.

On 11 December 2008, Vhembe was declared a disaster zone by the Limpopo government due to the spread of cholera from across the Zimbabwean border to the district.

The Vhembe region became the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve in 2009, which was officially declared a biosphere reserve in 2011.^[4] The reserve includes the Blouberg Range, the Kruger National Park, the Philip Herd Nature Reserve,^[5] the Nwanedi Nature Reserve,^[6] the Makgabeng Plateau, the Makuleke Wetlands, the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape and the Soutpansberg.^[7]

Geography

The main geographical feature of the district is the Soutpansberg mountains.

Neighbours

Vhembe is surrounded by:

Mozambique to the east
Zimbabwe to the north
Botswana to the north-west
Mopani (DC33) to the south
Capricorn (DC35) to the south-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%	Dominant language
Thulamela	381 696	29.58%	Venda
Makhado	516 031	39.56%	Venda
Collins Chabane	328 636^[8]	25.48%	Tsonga
Musina	68 359	5.38%	Venda

Demographics

The following statistics are from the census 2011 10% sample.^[9]

Language	Population	%
Venda	861 910	67.3%
Tsonga	318 973	24.9%
Northern Sotho	19 935	1.6%
Afrikaans	16 317	1.3%
Sotho	12 369	1.0%
Other	27038	2.1%
English	12994	1.0%
Ndebele	4193	0.3%
Zulu	1 864	1.0%
Tswana	1 179	0.1%
Xhosa	660	0.1%
Swati	2 412	0.2%
Sign	1 205	0.1%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	757 501	54.4%
Male	645 278	45.6%

Population group

Population group	Population	%
Black African	1 272 427	98.3%
White	14 168	1.1%
Indian/Asian	5 435	0.4%
Coloured	1 858	0.1%
Other	1 180	0.1%

Age

Age	Population	%
00 - 04	163 984	12.7%
05 - 09	142 612	11.0%
10 - 14	144 313	11.1%
15 - 19	159 642	12.3%
20 - 24	130 534	10.1%
25 - 29	99 850	7.7%
30 - 34	80 042	6.2%
35 - 39	71 038	5.5%
40 - 44	59 394	4.6%
45 - 49	53 881	4.2%
50 - 54	45 418	3.5%
55 - 59	35 508	2.7%
60 - 64	27 315	2.1%
65 - 69	21 205	1.6%
70 - 74	18 526	1.4%
75 - 79	16 045	1.2%
80 - 84	13 847	1.2%
85+	11 916	0.9%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Vhembe in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 621 522 [51.80% of total population]
Total votes: 386 629 [32.22% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 62.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	348 768	90.21%
Democratic Alliance	15 553	4.02%
United Democratic Movement	5 821	1.51%
African Christian Democratic Party	4 687	1.21%
Pan African Congress	2 875	0.74%
New National Party	2 098	0.54%
Azanian People's Organisation	1 767	0.46%
Independent Democrats	916	0.24%
Freedom Front Plus	864	0.22%
Inkhata Freedom Party	585	0.15%
United Christian Democratic Party	469	0.12%
NA	359	0.09%
SOPA	336	0.09%
PJC	301	0.08%
EMSA	282	0.07%
CDP	258	0.07%
TOP	198	0.05%
UF	191	0.05%
KISS	129	0.03%
NLP	92	0.02%
Minority Front	80	0.02%
Total	386 629	100.00%

References

^ "Executive Mayor". Vhembe District Municipality. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "The official launch of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". South Africa Protected Areas Register (PAR). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Protected Areas Register (PAR)". Protected Areas Register (PAR) South Africa. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve Information Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 31 July 2023.
^ NOTE: official census statistics for Collins Chabane not available (March 2020).
^ Statistics South Africa. Census 2011 10% sample

External links

[1] "Executive Mayor". Vhembe District Municipality. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[muni_population-2] "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[muni_langs-3] "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[4] "The official launch of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

[5] "ArcGIS Web Application". South Africa Protected Areas Register (PAR). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[6] "Protected Areas Register (PAR)". Protected Areas Register (PAR) South Africa. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[7] UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve Information Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 31 July 2023.

[8] NOTE: official census statistics for Collins Chabane not available (March 2020).

[9] Statistics South Africa. Census 2011 10% sample

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+| leader_name             = Nenguda Dowelani<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vhembe.gov.za/council/council-executive-mayor |title=Executive Mayor |publisher=Vhembe District Municipality |access-date=16 March 2020 |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601061327/http://www.vhembe.gov.za/council/council-executive-mayor |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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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 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113164357/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-'''Vhembe''' is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. It is the northernmost district of the country and shares its northern border with Beitbridge district in  [[Zimbabwe]] and on the east with [[Gaza Province]] in [[Mozambique]]. Vhembe consist of all territories that were part of the former [[Venda]] [[Bantustan]], however, two large densely populated districts of the former [[Tsonga people|Tsonga]] homeland of [[Gazankulu]], in particular, [[Hlanganani]] and [[Malamulele]] were also incorporated into Vhembe, hence the ethnic diversity of the District. The seat of Vhembe is [[Thohoyandou]], the capital of the former Venda Bantustan. According to 2011 [[census]], the majority of Vhembe residents, about 800,000, speak [[TshiVenda]] as their mother language, while 400,000 speak [[Xitsonga]] as their home language. However, the [[Tsonga people]] are in majority south of [[Levubu River]] and they constitute more than 85% of the population in the south of the historic river Levubu, while the Venda are the minority south of Levubu, at 15%. The [[Northern Sotho]] speakers number 27,000.  The district code is DC34.
+The '''Vhembe District Municipality''' ({{langx|ve|Masipala wa Tshiṱiriki tsha Vhembe}}; {{langx|ts|Masipala wa Xifundza xa Vhembe}}) is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. It is the northernmost district of the country and shares its northern border with the [[Beitbridge District]] in [[Zimbabwe]] and on the east with the [[Gaza Province]] in [[Mozambique]]. Vhembe consists of all the territories that were part of the former [[Venda]] [[Bantustan]]; however, two large densely populated districts of the former [[Tsonga people|Tsonga]] homeland of [[Gazankulu]], in particular, [[Hlanganani]] and [[Malamulele]], were also incorporated into the municipality, hence the ethnic diversity of the district. The seat is [[Thohoyandou]], the capital of the former Venda Bantustan. According to the 2011 [[census]], the majority of the municipality's 800,000 inhabitants spoke [[TshiVenda]] as their mother language, while 400,000 spoke [[Xitsonga]] as their home language. However, the [[Tsonga people]] form the majority south of the [[Levubu River]], while the Venda are the minority south of Levubu at 15%. The [[Northern Sotho language|Sepedi]] speakers number 27,000. The district code is DC34.
 ==History==
+{{Moresources|section|date=August 2023}}
-Vhembe is settled by the [[Venda people]] who constitute the majority of the population of Vhembe. Later, from around 1820 onwards, the [[Tsonga people]] started to invade from the south east and are today a majority in the whole southern and eastern part of Vhembe, which are known today as [[Malamulele]] (in the east of Vhembe) and [[Hlanganani]] (in the south of Vhembe). At the same time, the [[Boer]] Voortrekkers arrived in Vhembe, at around 1836. [[Venda people|Venda communities]] are only found in Vhembe district and as a result, there are no existing Venda communities or villages outside the district. Vhembe means [[Limpopo river]] in the [[Venda language]]. Before the renaming of [[Limpopo Province]] in 2002, the name Vhembe was submitted to the Limpopo legislature as one of the desired name for the new Province but the majority of the members of the Legislature voted against the name Vhembe in favour of the name Limpopo. The [[Dzata ruins]] in [[Thulamela Local Municipality]] once served as the main settlement and capital of the Venda empire which had dominated the area during the 18th century.
+Vhembe is settled by the [[Venda people]] who constitute the majority of the population of Vhembe. Later, from around 1820 onwards, the [[Tsonga people]] started to invade from the south east and are today a majority in the whole southern and eastern part of Vhembe, which are known today as [[Malamulele]] (in the east of Vhembe) and [[Hlanganani]] (in the south of Vhembe). At the same time, the [[Boer]] [[Voortrekkers]] arrived in Vhembe, at around 1836. [[Venda people|Venda communities]] are only found in Vhembe district and as a result, there are no existing Venda communities or villages outside the district. Vhembe means [[Limpopo river]] in the [[Venda language]].
+Before the renaming of [[Limpopo Province]] in 2002, the name Vhembe was submitted to the Limpopo legislature as one of the desired names for the new Province but the majority of the members of the Legislature voted against the name Vhembe in favour of the name Limpopo. The [[Dzata ruins]] in [[Thulamela Local Municipality]] once served as the main settlement and capital of the Venda empire which had dominated the area during the 18th century.
-Boer settlement of the territory began in the late 18th century and gradually upsurged throughout the 19th century. By the turn of the century, the [[Soutpansberg]] was taken by the Boers from the Venda rulers, making it one of the last areas in the future republic of South Africa to come under white rule. During the apartheid era, the [[bantustan]] of [[Venda]] (declared independent in 1979) was established in the eastern part of the Vhembe area, and was reintegrated into the country in 1994. The former bantustan capital, Thohoyandou (named after a chief that had led the expansion of the Venda empire in the 18th century) is the current seat of the Vhembe district.
+Boer settlement of the territory began in the early 19th century and gradually upsurged throughout the late 19th century. By the turn of the 20th century, the [[Soutpansberg]] was taken by the Boers from the Venda rulers, making it one of the last areas in the future republic of South Africa to come under white rule. During the apartheid era, the [[bantustan]] of [[Venda]] (declared independent in 1979) was established in the eastern part of the Vhembe area, and was reintegrated into the country in 1994. The former bantustan capital, Thohoyandou (named after a chief that had led the expansion of the Venda empire in the 18th century) is the current seat of the Vhembe district.
-On December 11, 2008, Vhembe was declared a disaster zone by the Limpopo government due to [[2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak|the spread of cholera from across the Zimbabwean border]] to the district.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=125&art_id=nw20081211074152916C654052 "Limpopo declares disaster area"], by [[Independent Online]], December 11, 2008<!-- dead URL; error 404 --></ref>
+On 11 December 2008, Vhembe was declared a disaster zone by the Limpopo government due to [[2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak|the spread of cholera from across the Zimbabwean border]] to the district.
-The Vhembe region became the [https://www.vhembebiosphere.org/visit-vhembe Vhembe Biosphere Reserve] in 2009, which was officially declared  a [[biosphere reserve]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leshiba.co.za/biosphere/the-official-launch-of-the-vhembe-biosphere-reserve.html |title=The official launch of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve |access-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002130826/http://www.leshiba.co.za/biosphere/the-official-launch-of-the-vhembe-biosphere-reserve.html |archive-date=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The reserve includes the [[Blouberg Range]], the [[Kruger National Park]], the [[Philip Herd Nature Reserve]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-12|website=South Africa Protected Areas Register (PAR)}}</ref> the Nwanedi Nature Reserve''','''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected Areas Register (PAR)|url=https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Protected Areas Register (PAR) South Africa}}</ref> the Makgabeng Plateau, the Makuleke Wetlands, the [[Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape]] and the Soutpansberg.<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=SAF+06&mode=all UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve Information]</ref>
+The Vhembe region became the [https://www.vhembebiosphere.org/visit-vhembe Vhembe Biosphere Reserve] in 2009, which was officially declared  a [[biosphere reserve]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leshiba.co.za/biosphere/the-official-launch-of-the-vhembe-biosphere-reserve.html |title=The official launch of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve |access-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002130826/http://www.leshiba.co.za/biosphere/the-official-launch-of-the-vhembe-biosphere-reserve.html |archive-date=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The reserve includes the [[Blouberg Range]], the [[Kruger National Park]], the [[Philip Herd Nature Reserve]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|access-date=12 January 2022|website=South Africa Protected Areas Register (PAR)|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308035432/https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|url-status=live}}</ref> the Nwanedi Nature Reserve,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected Areas Register (PAR)|url=https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|access-date=12 January 2022|website=Protected Areas Register (PAR) South Africa|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308035432/https://dffeportal.environment.gov.za/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7e27f116dd194c1f9d446dacc76fe483|url-status=live}}</ref> the Makgabeng Plateau, the Makuleke Wetlands, the [[Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape]] and the Soutpansberg.<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=SAF+06&mode=all UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517024129/http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&Code=SAF+06 |date=17 May 2017 }}. Accessed 31 July 2023.</ref>
 ==Geography==
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 The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:
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+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Local municipality
+!Local municipality
+!Population
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+!%
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
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+!Dominant language
 |-
-|align=left|[[Thulamela Local Municipality|Thulamela]] ||381 696 ||29.58%|| Venda and Tsonga
+|align=left|[[Thulamela Local Municipality|Thulamela]] ||381 696 ||29.58%|| Venda
 |-
-|align=left|[[Makhado Local Municipality|Makhado]] ||516 031||39.56%||Venda and Tsonga
+|align=left|[[Makhado Local Municipality|Makhado]] ||516 031||39.56%||Venda
 |-
-|align=left|[[Collins Chabane Local Municipality|Collins Chabane]] ||328 636<ref>NOTE: official census statistics for Collins Chabane not available (March 2020).</ref> ||25.48%||Venda and Tsonga
+|align=left|[[Collins Chabane Local Municipality|Collins Chabane]] ||328 636<ref>NOTE: official census statistics for Collins Chabane not available (March 2020).</ref> ||25.48%||Tsonga
 |-
 |align=left|[[Musina Local Municipality|Musina]] ||68 359 ||5.38% ||Venda
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 The following statistics are from the [[census]] 2011 10% sample.<ref>Statistics South Africa. Census 2011 10% sample</ref>
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 |align=left|[[Venda language|Venda]] ||861 910 ||67.3%
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-|align=left|Female ||704 559 ||54.4%
+|align=left|Female || 757 501 ||54.4%
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-|align=left|Male ||590 509 ||45.6%
+|align=left|Male || 645 278 ||45.6%
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 |align=left|Black African ||1 272 427 ||98.3%
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 ===Age===
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 |align=left|00 - 04 ||163 984 ||12.7%
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 * Total votes: 386 629 [32.22% of total population]
 * Voting % estimate: 62.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over
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 |align=left|[[African National Congress]] ||348 768 ||90.21%
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 {{Municipalities of Limpopo}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:District municipalities of Limpopo]]
-[[Category:Vhembe District Municipality]]
+[[Category:Vhembe District Municipality| ]]