A map of Limpopo showing Capricorn District
Capricorn is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The seat of Capricorn is Polokwane. The majority of its 1 154 673 people speak Northern Sotho (2001 census). The district code is DC35.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Capricorn is surrounded by:
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
627 882 |
54.38% |
| Male |
526 791 |
45.62% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
1 113 072 |
96.40% |
| White |
33 720 |
2.92% |
| Coloured |
4 493 |
0.39% |
| Indian/Asian |
3 388 |
0.29% |
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
130 815 |
11.33% |
| 005 - 009 |
157 650 |
13.65% |
| 010 - 014 |
165 920 |
14.37% |
| 015 - 019 |
152 744 |
13.23% |
| 020 - 024 |
99 157 |
8.59% |
| 025 - 029 |
75 833 |
6.57% |
| 030 - 034 |
63 494 |
5.50% |
| 035 - 039 |
59 857 |
5.18% |
| 040 - 044 |
49 348 |
4.27% |
| 045 - 049 |
41 593 |
3.60% |
| 050 - 054 |
34 780 |
3.01% |
| 055 - 059 |
26 819 |
2.32% |
| 060 - 064 |
27 205 |
2.36% |
| 065 - 069 |
21 739 |
1.88% |
| 070 - 074 |
19 736 |
1.71% |
| 075 - 079 |
10 620 |
0.92% |
| 080 - 084 |
10 541 |
0.91% |
| 085 - 089 |
3 649 |
0.32% |
| 090 - 094 |
1 978 |
0.17% |
| 095 - 099 |
857 |
0.07% |
| 100 plus |
338 |
0.03% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Capricorn in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 601 852 [52.12% of total population]
- Total votes: 341 004 [29.53% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 56.66% votes as a % of population 18 and over
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 23°53′S 29°26′E / 23.883°S 29.433°E / -23.883; 29.433
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