Waterberg District Municipality
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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 Waterberg is Modimolle
Modimolle
Modimolle is a town located near the southern edge of the Waterberg Massif in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is a medium sized town that focuses primarily on agriculture and farming as well as wildlife and tourism...
(formerley known as Nylstroom). The majority of its 614 139 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 DC36.
Geography
The municipality contains much of the Waterberg BiosphereWaterberg Biosphere
The Waterberg Biosphere is a massif of approximately 15,000 square kilometers in north Limpopo Province, South Africa. Waterberg is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of...
, a UNESCO
UNESCO
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designated Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserve
The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...
. The Waterberg Biosphere is a massif
Massif
In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole...
of approximately 15,000 square kilometers. Waterberg is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserve
The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...
by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte
Butte
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landform
Landform
A landform or physical feature in the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography...
. The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld
Bushveld
The Bushveld is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa that encompasses most of Limpopo Province and a small part of the North West Province of South Africa, the Central and North-East Districts of Botswana and the Matabeleland South and part of th Matabeleland North provinces of...
. Within the Waterberg there are archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
, and nearby are early evolutionary finds related to the origin of human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s.
The following sets forth neighboring municipalities and principal municalities within the Waterberg District Municipality:
Neighbours
Waterberg is surrounded (clockwise) by:- VhembeVhembe District MunicipalityVhembe 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-east - 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 east - SekhukhuneSekhukhune District MunicipalitySekhukhune 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...
(CBDC3) 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-east - MetswedingMetsweding District MunicipalityMetsweding District Municipality was, from 2000 till 18 May 2011, a district municipality in Gauteng province, South Africa. Metsweding, and its component local municipalities, was disestablished and absorbed into the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality on the date of the 2011 municipal election.The...
(CBDC2) to the south - Bojanala PlatinumBojanala Platinum District MunicipalityBojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1 185 325 people speak Setswana...
(DC37) to the south - Ngaka Modiri Molema (DC38) to the south-west
- the republic of BotswanaBotswanaBotswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
to the 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...
:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mogalakwena Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mogalakwena Local Municipality is Mokopane.- External links :*... |
298 433 | 48.59% |
| Lephalale Lephalale Local Municipality Lephalale Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Lephalale Local Municipality is Lephalale.- Politics :... |
96 096 | 15.65% |
| Modimolle Modimolle Local Municipality Modimolle Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality is Modimolle.- External links :*... |
72 802 | 11.85% |
| Thabazimbi Thabazimbi Local Municipality Thabazimbi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Waterberg District of Limpopo in South Africa. The seat of Thabazimbi Local Municipality is Thabazimbi.... |
63 912 | 10.41% |
| Bela-Bela Bela-Bela Local Municipality Bela-Bela Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Bela-Bela Local Municipality is Bela-Bela.... |
52 128 | 8.49% |
| Mookgopong Mookgopong Local Municipality Mookgophong Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mookgophong Local Municipality is Mookgophong.The Municiplity is named after the type of tree found in the area, Mokgopa .... |
30 753 | 5.01% |
Temporary go to: Warmbaths for Bela-Bela, Ellisras for Lephalale, Nylstroom for Modimolle, Naboomspruit
Naboomspruit
Mookgophong, also known by its former name, Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established in 1910 when tin was discovered here...
for Mookgopong, and
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...
.
| 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,... |
357 100 | 58.15% |
| 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... |
75 741 | 12.33% |
| 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... |
57 511 | 9.36% |
| 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... |
52 379 | 8.53% |
| 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... |
29 724 | 4.84% |
| Sotho | 11 752 | 1.91% |
| 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... |
10 074 | 1.64% |
| 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... |
5 843 | 0.95% |
| Other | 4 801 | 0.78% |
| 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... |
4 446 | 0.72% |
| 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... |
2 968 | 0.48% |
| 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... |
1 785 | 0.29% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 319 202 | 51.98% |
| Male | 294 937 | 48.02% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 557 896 | 90.84% |
| White | 53 150 | 8.65% |
| Coloured | 1 683 | 0.27% |
| Indian/Asian | 1 410 | 0.23% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 66 353 | 10.80% |
| 005 - 009 | 73 363 | 11.95% |
| 010 - 014 | 74 634 | 12.15% |
| 015 - 019 | 71 809 | 11.69% |
| 020 - 024 | 54 886 | 8.94% |
| 025 - 029 | 50 047 | 8.15% |
| 030 - 034 | 41 052 | 6.68% |
| 035 - 039 | 38 574 | 6.28% |
| 040 - 044 | 32 041 | 5.22% |
| 045 - 049 | 26 397 | 4.30% |
| 050 - 054 | 20 278 | 3.30% |
| 055 - 059 | 14 944 | 2.43% |
| 060 - 064 | 15 509 | 2.53% |
| 065 - 069 | 11 318 | 1.84% |
| 070 - 074 | 10 039 | 1.63% |
| 075 - 079 | 5 460 | 0.89% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 550 | 0.74% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 727 | 0.28% |
| 090 - 094 | 725 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 322 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 111 | 0.02% |
Election results
Election results for Waterberg 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: 355 225 [57.84% of total population]
- Total votes: 196 790 [32.04% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 55.40% 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...
166 373 84.54% Democratic Alliance 14 654 7.45% Freedom Front Plus 3 965 2.01% United Democratic Movement 3 405 1.73% African Christian Democratic Party 1 932 0.98% Pan African Congress 1 679 0.85% New National Party 952 0.48% Azanian People's Organisation 928 0.47% United Christian Democratic Party 573 0.29% Independent Democrats 567 0.29% 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:...
460 0.23% NA 407 0.21% SOPA 165 0.08% EMSA 140 0.07% CDP 127 0.06% PJC 121 0.06% UF 111 0.06% TOP 95 0.05% NLP 55 0.03% Minority Front 43 0.02% KISS 38 0.02% Total 196 790 100.00%