Mopani District Municipality
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Mopani Lowveld |
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| Seat | Giyani | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nkakareng Rakgoale | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,092,507 | |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 97.0% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 2.5% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 45.9% | |
| • Tsonga | 44.3% | |
| • Sotho | 2.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% | |
| • Other | 4.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC33 | |
Mopani is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 1,092,507 people speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho (2011 Census). The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment of the Constitution of South Africa part of the area of the Bohlabela district was incorporated into Mopani.
Mopani is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Mopani in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E
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