Mopani is one of the 6 districts

Districts of South Africa

South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...

 of Limpopo

Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...

 province of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. The seat of Mopani is Giyani

Giyani

Giyani is a town in the Limpopo province in north eastern South Africa, and former capital of the Gazankulu bantustan. Giyani is located in the heart of Limpopo Bushveld, on the northern bank of the Klein Letaba River west of Kruger National Park...

. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga

Tsonga language

The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages...

 or Northern Sotho

Northern Sotho language

Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...

 (2001 Census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

). The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Constitution of South Africa

The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the country of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic, sets out the rights and duties of its citizens, and defines the structure of the government. The current constitution, the country's fifth, was...

 part of the area of the Bohlabela

Bohlabela District Municipality

Bohlabela district was eliminated by the 12th amendment of the Constitution of South Africa. The area of the former district which contained the Kruger National Park is now contained within the districts of* Mopani* Ehlanzeni...

 district was incorporated into Mopani.

Neighbours

Mopani is surrounded by:

• the republic of Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
  
   to the north
• the republic of Mozambique
  Mozambique
  Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
  
   to the east
• Ehlanzeni
  Ehlanzeni District Municipality
  Ehlanzeni is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Ehlanzeni is Nelspruit. The majority of its 944 665 people speak SiSwati...
  
   (DC32) to the south
• Sekhukhune
  Sekhukhune District Municipality
  Sekhukhune is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal. The majority of its 967 126 people speak Northern Sotho...
  
   (DC35) to the south-west
• Capricorn
  Capricorn District Municipality
  Capricorn is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The seat of Capricorn is Polokwane. The majority of its 1 154 673 people speak Northern Sotho...
  
   (DC35) to the west
• Vhembe
  Vhembe District Municipality
  Vhembe is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost district of the country and shares its northern border with Beitbridge district in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The seat of Vhembe is Thohoyandou. The majority of its 1 199 856 people speak Venda...
  
   (DC34) to the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities

Local municipality (South Africa)

In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...

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Local municipality	Population	%
Maruleng Maruleng Local Municipality Maruleng Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Maruleng Local Municipality is Hoedspruit.- External links :*...	98 550	?%
Greater Tzaneen Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater TzaneenLocal Municipality is Tzaneen.- External links :*...	375 588	38.95%
Greater Giyani Greater Giyani Local Municipality Greater Giyani Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Giyani Local Municipality is Giyani.- External links :*...	237 436	24.63%
Greater Letaba Greater Letaba Local Municipality Greater Letaba Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Letaba Local Municipality is Duiwelskloof.- External links :*...	220 126	22.83%
Ba-Phalaborwa Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is Phalaborwa.- External links :*...	131 081	13.59%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

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Language	Population	%
Tsonga Tsonga language The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages...	468 120	48.55%
Northern Sotho Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...	446 993	46.36%
Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...	18 131	1.88%
Sotho	13 145	1.36%
English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	6 028	0.63%
Venda Venda language Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana...	4 518	0.47%
Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...	2 149	0.22%
Swati Swati language The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas...	2 014	0.21%
Tswana Tswana language Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi...	1 042	0.11%
Other	923	0.10%
Xhosa Xhosa language Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...	833	0.09%
Ndebele Southern Ndebele language The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele...	335	0.03%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	525 744	54.53%
Male	438 451	45.47%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	940 970	97.59%
White	21 457	2.23%
Coloured	1 191	0.12%
Indian/Asian	577	0.06%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	104 678	10.86%
005 - 009	127 340	13.21%
010 - 014	137 175	14.23%
015 - 019	125 872	13.05%
020 - 024	90 804	9.42%
025 - 029	72 105	7.48%
030 - 034	58 523	6.07%
035 - 039	53 565	5.56%
040 - 044	44 346	4.60%
045 - 049	37 952	3.94%
050 - 054	27 961	2.90%
055 - 059	19 667	2.04%
060 - 064	19 862	2.06%
065 - 069	14 470	1.50%
070 - 074	13 493	1.40%
075 - 079	6 466	0.67%
080 - 084	6 243	0.65%
085 - 089	2 011	0.21%
090 - 094	1 145	0.12%
095 - 099	368	0.04%
100 plus	149	0.02%

Election results

Election results for Mopani in the South African general election, 2004

South African general election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....

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• 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

  Party	Votes	%
  African National Congress African National Congress The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...	275 058	90.26%
  Democratic Alliance	11 012	3.61%
  African Christian Democratic Party	5 800	1.90%
  United Democratic Movement	4 444	1.46%
  Pan African Congress	1 986	0.65%
  New National Party	1 119	0.37%
  Azanian People's Organisation	998	0.33%
  Freedom Front Plus	904	0.30%
  Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...	696	0.23%
  Independent Democrats	533	0.17%
  United Christian Democratic Party	425	0.14%
  NA	326	0.11%
  SOPA	248	0.08%
  PJC	234	0.08%
  EMSA	208	0.07%
  CDP	202	0.07%
  UF	170	0.06%
  TOP	141	0.05%
  Minority Front	84	0.03%
  KISS	83	0.03%
  NLP	76	0.02%
  Total	304 747	100.00%

External links

• Mopani DM Official website
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results