Mopani District Municipality
District municipality in Limpopo, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Mopani | |
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![]() Location in South Africa | |
Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
Seat | Giyani |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Pule Shayi[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,092,507 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2016) | |
• Black African | 97.5% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 45.9% |
• Tsonga | 44.3% |
• Sotho | 2.9% |
• Afrikaans | 2.1% |
• Other | 4.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC33 |
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