Sekhukhune District Municipality
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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
(2001 Census
). The district code is DC47 (old code: CBDC3).
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temp: Groblersdal, Marble Hall, Tubatse, Fetakgomo, and Makhuduthamaga.
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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 Sekhukhune is Groblersdal
Groblersdal
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km North of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo.The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement...
. The majority of its 967 126 people speak 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 DC47 (old code: CBDC3).
Neighbours
Sekhukhune is surrounded by:- CapricornCapricorn District MunicipalityCapricorn 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 north - MopaniMopani District MunicipalityMopani is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho . The district code is DC33...
(DC33) to the east - EhlanzeniEhlanzeni District MunicipalityEhlanzeni 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-east - NkangalaNkangala District MunicipalityNkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1 020 592 people is IsiNdebele...
(DC31) to the south - WaterbergWaterberg District MunicipalityWaterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle . The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho . The district code is DC36.-Geography:...
(DC36) to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalitiesLocal 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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Tubatse Greater Tubatse Local Municipality Greater Tubatse Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa.... |
270 122 | 27.93% |
| Makhuduthamaga Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality Makhuduthamaga is a municipality in Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa.The name is derived from the liberatory name given to those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle in Sekhukhuneland in the 1950s. Makhuduthamaga raged a war against the white commissioner and... |
262 906 | 27.18% |
| Elias Motsoaledi Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality is Groblersdal. Municipality is named in honour of the Elias Motsoaledi.... |
220 738 | 22.82% |
| Greater Marble Hall Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.... |
121 331 | 12.55% |
| Fetakgomo Fetakgomo Local Municipality Fetakgomo Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Fetakgomo Local Municipality is Apel.- External links :*... |
92 084 | 9.52% |
| Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve | 0 | 0.00% |
temp: Groblersdal, Marble Hall, Tubatse, Fetakgomo, and Makhuduthamaga.
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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,... |
806 209 | 83.36% |
| 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... |
42 450 | 4.39% |
| 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... |
26 758 | 2.77% |
| 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... |
22 028 | 2.28% |
| 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... |
22 003 | 2.28% |
| 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... |
19 373 | 2.00% |
| Sotho | 12 815 | 1.33% |
| 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... |
7 956 | 0.82% |
| 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... |
2 191 | 0.23% |
| 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... |
2 165 | 0.22% |
| 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... |
1 665 | 0.17% |
| Other | 1 568 | 0.16% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 536 715 | 55.50% |
| Male | 430 411 | 44.50% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 958 578 | 99.12% |
| White | 7 358 | 0.76% |
| Coloured | 715 | 0.07% |
| Indian/Asian | 475 | 0.05% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 116 031 | 12.00% |
| 005 - 009 | 137 472 | 14.21% |
| 010 - 014 | 144 079 | 14.90% |
| 015 - 019 | 134 067 | 13.86% |
| 020 - 024 | 84 482 | 8.74% |
| 025 - 029 | 58 621 | 6.06% |
| 030 - 034 | 46 464 | 4.80% |
| 035 - 039 | 44 473 | 4.60% |
| 040 - 044 | 36 946 | 3.82% |
| 045 - 049 | 33 255 | 3.44% |
| 050 - 054 | 28 931 | 2.99% |
| 055 - 059 | 21 971 | 2.27% |
| 060 - 064 | 21 959 | 2.27% |
| 065 - 069 | 17 382 | 1.80% |
| 070 - 074 | 17 411 | 1.80% |
| 075 - 079 | 9 079 | 0.94% |
| 080 - 084 | 8 508 | 0.88% |
| 085 - 089 | 3 181 | 0.33% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 728 | 0.18% |
| 095 - 099 | 712 | 0.07% |
| 100 plus | 374 | 0.04% |
Election results
Election results for Sekhukhune in the South African general election, 2004South 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: 484 867 [50.13% of total population]
- Total votes: 318 986 [32.98% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 65.79% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % African National Congress African National CongressThe 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...
294 824 92.43% Democratic Alliance 6 701 2.10% United Democratic Movement 4 855 1.52% Pan African Congress 3 650 1.14% African Christian Democratic Party 2 279 0.71% Azanian People's Organisation 2 022 0.63% Freedom Front Plus 949 0.30% New National Party 833 0.26% Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom PartyThe 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:...
521 0.16% Independent Democrats 320 0.10% United Christian Democratic Party 295 0.09% EMSA 261 0.08% NA 252 0.08% SOPA 250 0.08% PJC 223 0.07% CDP 174 0.05% UF 166 0.05% TOP 152 0.05% KISS 103 0.03% NLP 85 0.03% Minority Front 71 0.02% Total 318 986 100.00%