The Mopani District Municipality (; ) 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. 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.

Geography

Neighbours Mopani is surrounded by: the republic of Mozambique to the east Ehlanzeni (DC32) to the south Sekhukhune (DC35) to the south-west Capricorn (DC35) to the west Vhembe (DC34) to the north

Local municipalities The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area(km2) Population(2016) Dominant language Ba-Phalaborwa LIM334 Phalaborwa 7,489 168,937 Tsonga Greater Giyani LIM331 Giyani 4,172 256,127 Tsonga Greater Letaba LIM332 Modjadjiskloof 1,891 218,030 Pedi Greater Tzaneen LIM333 Tzaneen 2,897 416,146 Pedi, Tsonga Maruleng LIM335 Hoedspruit 3,563 99,946 Pedi

Demographics The following statistics are from the Community Survey 2016.

LanguagePopulation%Northern Sotho 537,240 46.35%Tsonga 518,462 44.73%Sotho 30,646 2.64%Afrikaans 19,370 1.67%English 8,349 0.72%Venda 4,397 0.38%Zulu 2,029 0.18%Swati 1,759 0.15%Xhosa 1,588 0.14%Tswana 881 0.08%Khoi, Nama and San 729 0.06%Ndebele 247 0.02%Sign 160 0.01%Other7,984 0.69%Not applicable 25,236 2.18%Not specified 108 0.01%

Gender GenderPopulation%Female 619,612 53.45%Male 539,574 46.55%

Ethnic group Ethnic groupPopulation%Black African 1,130,512 97.53%White 23,628 2.04%Indian/Asian 2,918 0.25%Coloured 2.128 0.18%

Age AgePopulation%0–4 136,331 11.76%5–9 123,453 10.65%10–14 105,887 9.13%15–19 136,808 11.80%20–24 120,118 10.36%25–29 108,807 9.39%30–34 88,778 7.66%35–39 68,927 5.95%40–44 59,369 5.12%45–49 51,785 4.47%50–54 42,471 3.66%55–59 34,768 3.00%60–64 28,875 2.49%65–69 18,832 1.62%70–74 14,444 1.25%75–79 9,147 0.79%80–84 4,676 0.40%85– 5,711 0.49%

Politics

Election results The following results are for the direct proportional representation election of members of the Mopani District Council on 3 August 2016.

PartyVotes% 212,085 74.74% 35,590 12.54% 19,965 7.04% 4,036 1.42% 3,212 1.13% 2,907 1.02% 1,339 0.47% 1,289 0.45% 1,256 0.44% 868 0.31% 721 0.25% 509 0.18% Total 283,777 Valid votes 283,777 98.52% Spoilt votes 4,254 1.48% Total votes cast 288,031

See also Municipal Demarcation Board

References

External links Mopani DM Official website