Capricorn District Municipality
| Capricorn | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| Seat | Polokwane | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | John Mpe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21,705 km2 (8,380 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,261,463 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 96.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 2.8% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 84.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 3.0% | |
| • Tsonga | 2.6% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 7.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC35 | |
Capricorn is one of the 5 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.
Capricorn is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Capricorn in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 23°53′S 29°26′E / 23.883°S 29.433°E
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