Waterberg District Municipality

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Waterberg
District Municipality
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Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°42′S28°24′E / 24.700°S 28.400°E / -24.700; 28.400
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
Seat Modimolle
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorRosina Mokgotlane
Area
 • Total44,913 km2 (17,341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total679,336
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2016)
[2]
 •  Black African 91.3%
 •  Coloured 0.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.4%
 •  White 8.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Northern Sotho 56.4%
 •  Tswana 11.5%
 •  Tsonga 8.3%
 •  Afrikaans 7.7%
 • Other16.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC36
Pre-2011 map of South Africa showing Waterberg (within Limpopo province) South Africa Districts showing Waterberg.png
Pre-2011 map of South Africa showing Waterberg (within Limpopo province)

The Waterberg District Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Selete wa Waterberg; Tswana : Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Waterberg) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Modimolle. As of 2016, the majority of its 745,758 residents spoke Sepedi, also known as Northern Sotho. The district code is DC36.

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Geography

The municipality contains much of the Waterberg Biosphere, a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve. The Waterberg Biosphere is a massif of approximately 654,033 hectare. 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 years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte landform. [4] The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld. Within the Waterberg there are archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age, and nearby are early evolutionary finds related to the origin of humans.

The following sets forth neighboring municipalities and principal municipalities within the Waterberg District Municipality:

Neighbours

Waterberg is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipalityPopulation%Dominant language
Mogalakwena 325 29143.62%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Lephalale 140 24018.81%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Modimolle–Mookgophong 107 69914.44%Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
Thabazimbi 96 23212.90Setswana
Bela-Bela 76 29610.23Sepedi (Northern Sotho)

Source: Statistics South Africa, Community Survey 2016

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2016 Community Survey

LanguagePopulation%
Sepedi (Northern Sotho) 450 57560.42
Setswana 91 75012.30
Xitsonga 47 7386.40
Afrikaans 57 8327.75
Isindebele 15 6722.10
Sesotho 14 7911.98
Isixhosa 11 7631.58
English 7 6901.03
Tshivenda 7 0210.94
Isizulu 4 2840.57
Siswati 13720.18

Gender

GenderPopulation%
Female364 26548.84%
Male381 49351.16%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Black African680 81591.29
White59 9988.05
Coloured2 2720.30
Indian/Asian2 6730.36

Age

AgePopulation%
000 - 00498 39113.19 %
005 - 00984 12211.28 %
010 - 01474 1959.95 %
015 - 01964 2588.62 %
020 - 02466 1698.87 %
025 - 02970 7439.49 %
030 - 03457 8567.76 %
035 - 03945 3316.08 %
040 - 04438 1295.11 %
045 - 04934 7674.66 %
050 - 05429 8524.00 %
055 - 05924 4423.28 %
060 - 06419 3972.6 %
065 - 06913 1201.76 %
070 - 07410 6511.43 %
075 - 0797 3860.99 %
080 - 0843 7830.51 %
085 +3 1670.42 %

Politics

Election results

Election results for Waterberg in the South African Municipal election, 2016

PartyVotes%
African National Congress 95 38357.87 %
Democratic Alliance 26 79116.26 %
Freedom Front Plus 4 4032.67 %
United Christian Democratic Party 3570.22 %
Pan African Congress 3700.22 %
Congress of The People 14670.89 %
Economic Freedom Fighters32 57819.77 %
Mogalakwena Residents1 2530.76 %
South African Christian3080.19 %
Thabazimbi Residents19001.15 %
Total0100.00%

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ C.Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, The Waterberg Biosphere, Lumina Technologies, May 22, 2006.
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