Mopani District Municipality

Mopani
Official seal of Mopani
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E / -23.317; 30.717
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatGiyani
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPule Shayi[1]
Area
 • Total20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,092,507
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2016)
 • Black African97.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White2%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho45.9%
 • Tsonga44.3%
 • Sotho2.9%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC33

The Mopani District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Mopani; Tsonga: Masipala wa Xifundza xa Mopani) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the district is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey, it had a population of 1,159,185.[4] The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa, parts of the Bohlabela District Municipality were incorporated into Mopani.

  1. ^ "ANC replaces axed Limpopo mayors | eNCA".
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Limpopo (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 12. ISBN 9780621449877.

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