Sekhukhune District Municipality

The Sekhukhune District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Sekhukhune) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Groblersdal. As of 2011, the majority of its 1,076,840 inhabitants spoke Sepedi. The district code is DC47.

Sekhukhune
Coat of arms of Sekhukhune
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
SeatGroblersdal
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCllr Maleke Mokganyetji
Area
  Total13,528 km2 (5,223 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total1,076,840
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.6%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White1.0%
First languages (2011)
  Pedi82.2%
  Southern Ndebele4.4%
  Zulu3.3%
  Tsonga2.0%
  Other8.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC47
Websitesekhukhunedistrict.gov.za

This district is named after the natural region of Sekhukhuneland. Sekhukhuneland is named after the Pedi King Sekhukhune, who succeeded Sekwati in 1860 or 1861.

Geography

Neighbours

Sekhukhune is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Fetakgomo/Tubatse429,47139.88%Northern Sotho
Makhuduthamaga262 90627.18%Northern Sotho
Elias Motsoaledi220 73822.82%Northern Sotho
Ephraim Mogale121 33112.55%Northern Sotho

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Sepedi806 20983.36%
Ndebele42 4504.39%
Zulu26 7582.77%
Swati22 0282.28%
Tswana22 0032.28%
Tsonga19 3732.00%
Sotho12 8151.33%
Afrikaans7 9560.82%
Xhosa2 1910.23%
English2 1650.22%
Venda1 6650.17%
Other1 5680.16%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female536 71555.50%
Male430 41144.50%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African958 57899.12%
White7 3580.76%
Coloured7150.07%
Indian/Asian4750.05%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 004116 03112.00%
005 - 009137 47214.21%
010 - 014144 07914.90%
015 - 019134 06713.86%
020 - 02484 4828.74%
025 - 02958 6216.06%
030 - 03446 4644.80%
035 - 03944 4734.60%
040 - 04436 9463.82%
045 - 04933 2553.44%
050 - 05428 9312.99%
055 - 05921 9712.27%
060 - 06421 9592.27%
065 - 06917 3821.80%
070 - 07417 4111.80%
075 - 0799 0790.94%
080 - 0848 5080.88%
085 - 0893 1810.33%
090 - 0941 7280.18%
095 - 0997120.07%
100 plus3740.04%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Sekhukhune in the South African general election, 2004.

  • 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 Congress294 82492.43%
Democratic Alliance6 7012.10%
United Democratic Movement4 8551.52%
Pan African Congress3 6501.14%
African Christian Democratic Party2 2790.71%
Azanian People's Organisation2 0220.63%
Freedom Front Plus9490.30%
New National Party8330.26%
Inkhata Freedom Party5210.16%
Independent Democrats3200.10%
United Christian Democratic Party2950.09%
EMSA2610.08%
NA2520.08%
SOPA2500.08%
PJC2230.07%
CDP1740.05%
UF1660.05%
TOP1520.05%
KISS1030.03%
NLP850.03%
Minority Front710.02%
Total318 986100.00%

2016 Local Election results for Sekhukhune District Municipality

African National Congress: 169 604 ||68.63%

Economic Freedom Fighters:48 228 ||19.51%

Democratic Alliance:13 368 ||5.41%

Pan African Congress :1 322 ||0.53%

Azanian People's Organisation:2 103 ||0.65%

Freedom Front Plus :1 097 ||0.44%

See also

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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