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'{{Infobox settlement | name = Capricorn | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = [[District municipality (South Africa)|District municipality]] <!-- images, nickname ---> | image_seal = Capricorn_CoA.png | seal_size = 150x100px <!-- maps and coordinates ------> | image_map = Map of South Africa with Capricorn highlighted (2011).svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in South Africa |coordinates = {{coord|23|53|S|29|26|E|type:adm1st_source:dewiki |display=inline, title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> <!-- location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Limpopo]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of South Africa|District]] | subdivision_name2 = <!-- seat, smaller parts -------> | seat = [[Polokwane]] | parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]] |p1 = [[Blouberg Local Municipality |Blouberg]] |p3 = [[Molemole Local Municipality|Molemole]] |p4 = [[Polokwane Local Municipality|Polokwane]] |p5 = [[Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality|Lepelle-Nkumpi]] |parts = <!-- government leaders --> | 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 = John Mpe<ref>[http://ewn.co.za/2016/11/22/limpopo-mayor-accused-of-leading-luxurious-life-reacts-to-da-s-claims News posted on Eyewitness News, 22 November 2016]</ref> | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = <!-- area ----------------------> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 21705 <!-- population ----------------> | 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 = 1261463 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|[[Bantu-speaking peoples of South Africa|Black African]]}} | demographics1_info1 = 96.1% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|[[Coloureds|Coloured]]}} | demographics1_info2 = 0.5% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|[[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]}} | demographics1_info3 = 0.4% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|[[White South African|White]]}} | demographics1_info4 = 2.8% <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | 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 |accessdate=27 September 2015}} </ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]}} | demographics2_info1 = 84.9% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[Afrikaans]]}} | demographics2_info2 = 3.0% | demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]}} | demographics2_info3 = 2.6% | demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|[[English language|English]]}} | demographics2_info4 = 2.0% | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 7.5% <!-- time zone(s) --------------> | timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 <!-- Municipal code --> | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal&nbsp;code | blank_info_sec1 = DC35 <!-- website, footnotes --> | footnotes = }} The '''Capricorn District Municipality''' ({{lang-nso|Mmasepala wa Selete wa Capricorn}}) is one of the 5 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. The district is named after the [[Tropic of Capricorn]] which runs through it. The capital is [[Polokwane]]. As of 2011, the vast majority of its 1,261,463 residents spoke [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] as their home language. The district code is DC35. ==Geography== ===Neighbours=== Capricorn is surrounded by: * [[Vhembe District Municipality|Vhembe]] (DC34) to the north-east * [[Mopani District Municipality|Mopani]] (DC33) east * [[Sekhukhune District Municipality|Sekhukhune]] (CBDC3) to the south * [[Waterberg District Municipality|Waterberg]] (DC36) to the west ===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" !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 |- |align=left|[[Polokwane Local Municipality|Polokwane]] ||508 272 ||44.02%||[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] |- |align=left|[[Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality|Lepelle-Nkumpi]] ||227 965 ||19.74%||Northern Sotho |- |align=left|[[Blouberg Local Municipality|Blouberg]] ||161 326 ||13.97%||Northern Sotho |- |align=left|[[Aganang Local Municipality |Aganang <small>(was amalgamated into other municipalities in 2016)</small> ]] ||147 686 ||12.79%||Northern Sotho |- |align=left|[[Molemole Local Municipality|Molemole]] ||109 442 ||9.48%||Northern Sotho |} ==Demographics== The following statistics are from the 2011 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|% |- |align=left|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] ||1 055 421 ||84.90% |- |align=left|[[Afrikaans]] ||36 901 ||2.97% |- |align=left|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] ||32 379 ||2.60% |- |align=left|[[English language|English]] ||25 177 ||2.03% |- |align=left|[[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]] ||24 733 ||1.99% |- |align=left|[[Other languages of South Africa|Other]] ||18 489 ||1.49% |- |align=left|[[Venda language|Venda]] ||17 477 ||1.41% |- |align=left|[[Zulu language|Zulu]] ||11 671 ||0.94% |- |align=left|[[Sotho language|Sotho]] ||8 170 ||0.66% |- |align=left|[[Tswana language|Tswana]] ||6 990 ||0.56% |- |align=left|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] ||2 167 ||0.17% |- |align=left|[[Swati language|Swati]] ||1 418 ||0.11% |} ===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" !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Gender !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% |- |align=left|Female ||671 220 ||53.21% |- |align=left|Male ||590 242 ||46.79% |} ===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" !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Ethnic group !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% |- |align=left|Black African ||1 211 874 ||96.07% |- |align=left|White African ||35 470 ||2.81% |- |align=left|Coloured ||6 271 ||0.50% |- |align=left|Indian/Asian ||5 234 ||0.41% |} ===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" !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Age !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% |- |align=left|000 - 004 ||130 815 ||11.33% |- |align=left|005 - 009 ||157 650 ||13.65% |- |align=left|010 - 014 ||165 920 ||14.37% |- |align=left|015 - 019 ||152 744 ||13.23% |- |align=left|020 - 024 ||99 157 ||8.59% |- |align=left|025 - 029 ||75 833 ||6.57% |- |align=left|030 - 034 ||63 494 ||5.50% |- |align=left|035 - 039 ||59 857 ||5.18% |- |align=left|040 - 044 ||49 348 ||4.27% |- |align=left|045 - 049 ||41 593 ||3.60% |- |align=left|050 - 054 ||34 780 ||3.01% |- |align=left|055 - 059 ||26 819 ||2.32% |- |align=left|060 - 064 ||27 205 ||2.36% |- |align=left|065 - 069 ||21 739 ||1.88% |- |align=left|070 - 074 ||19 736 ||1.71% |- |align=left|075 - 079 ||10 620 ||0.92% |- |align=left|080 - 084 ||10 541 ||0.91% |- |align=left|085 - 089 ||3 649 ||0.32% |- |align=left|090 - 094 ||1 978 ||0.17% |- |align=left|095 - 099 ||857 ||0.07% |- |align=left|100 plus ||338 ||0.03% |} ==Politics== ===Election results=== Election results for Capricorn in the [[South African general election, 2004]]. * Population 18 and over: 601 852 [52.12% of total population] * Total votes: 341 004 [29.53% of total population] * Voting % estimate: 56.66% 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]] ||301 125 ||88.31% |- |align=left|[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] ||14 208 ||4.17% |- |align=left|[[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]] ||6 238 ||1.83% |- |align=left|[[African Christian Democratic Party]] ||4 571 ||1.34% |- |align=left|[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan African Congress]] ||3 143 ||0.92% |- |align=left|[[Azanian People's Organisation]] ||2 921 ||0.86% |- |align=left|[[Freedom Front (South Africa)|Freedom Front Plus]] ||2 296 ||0.67% |- |align=left|[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]] ||2 249 ||0.66% |- |align=left|[[Independent Democrats (South Africa)|Independent Democrats]] ||764 ||0.22% |- |align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party|Inkhata Freedom Party]] ||587 ||0.17% |- |align=left|[[United Christian Democratic Party]] ||497 ||0.15% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NA]] ||491 ||0.14% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|EMSA]] ||328 ||0.10% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|SOPA]] ||300 ||0.09% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|PJC]] ||277 ||0.08% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|TOP]] ||228 ||0.07% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|UF]] ||215 ||0.06% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|CDP]] ||213 ||0.06% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|KISS]] ||125 ||0.04% |- |align=left|[[List of political parties in South Africa|NLP]] ||121 ||0.04% |- |align=left|[[Minority Front]] ||107 ||0.03% |- ! align=left|Total ||341 004 ||100.00% |} ==See also== * [[Municipal Demarcation Board]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://cdm.org.za/ Capricorn DM Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126064428/https://www.cdm.org.za/ |date=2020-11-26 }} {{Municipalities of Limpopo}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:District municipalities of Limpopo]] [[Category:Capricorn District Municipality| ]]'