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Sekhukhune District Municipality



 
 
Greater Sekhukhune is one of the 6 districts
Districts of South Africa

South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts....
 of Limpopo
Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly called Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of the Transvaal province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal....
 province of South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal
Groblersdal

Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km North of the 178 million m? Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo.The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement....
. The majority of its 967 126 people speak Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho language

Northern Sotho is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by nearly five million?4,208,980 people ?in the South African provinces of Gauteng Province, Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga Province....
 (2001 Census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
). The district code is DC47 (old code: CBDC3).








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South Africa Districts Showing Sekhukhune
Greater Sekhukhune is one of the 6 districts
Districts of South Africa

South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts....
 of Limpopo
Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly called Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of the Transvaal province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal....
 province of South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal
Groblersdal

Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km North of the 178 million m? Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo.The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement....
. The majority of its 967 126 people speak Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho language

Northern Sotho is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by nearly five million?4,208,980 people ?in the South African provinces of Gauteng Province, Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga Province....
 (2001 Census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
). The district code is DC47 (old code: CBDC3).

Geography


Neighbours

Sekhukhune is surrounded by:
  • Capricorn
    Capricorn District Municipality

    Capricorn is one of the 6 Districts of South Africa of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it....
     (DC35) to the north
  • Mopani
    Mopani District Municipality

    Mopani is one of the 6 Districts of South Africa of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga language or Northern Sotho language ....
     (DC33) to the east
  • Ehlanzeni
    Ehlanzeni District Municipality

    Ehlanzeni is one of the 3 Districts of South Africa of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Ehlanzeni is Nelspruit. The majority of its 944 665 people speak SiSwati ....
     (DC32) to the south-east
  • Nkangala
    Nkangala District Municipality

    Nkangala is one of the 3 Districts of South Africa of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The majority of its 1 020 592 people speak IsiNdebele ....
     (DC31) to the south
  • Waterberg
    Waterberg District Municipality

    Waterberg is one of the 6 Districts of South Africa of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle. The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho language ....
     (DC36) to the north-west


Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities
Local municipality (South Africa)

In South Africa, a Local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of Municipalities of South Africa that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government....
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Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
.

Gender


Ethnic group


Age


Politics


Election results

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

Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 april 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which has been in power since the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
.
  • 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