Sekhukhune District Municipality
| Sekhukhune | ||
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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 | Groblersdal | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Stanley Ramaila | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13,528 km2 (5,223 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,076,840 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 1.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 82.2% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 4.4% | |
| • Zulu | 3.3% | |
| • Tsonga | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 8.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC47 | |
Sekhukhune is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal. The majority of its 1,076,840 inhabitants speak Northern Sotho (2011 Census). The district code is DC47.
This district is named after the natural region of Sekukuniland.
Sekhukhune is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
temp: Groblersdal, Marble Hall, Tubatse, Fetakgomo, and Makhuduthamaga.
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Sekhukhune in the South African general election, 2004.
2016 Local Election results for Sekhukhune District Municipality
African National Congress: 169 604 ||68.63%
Economic Freedom Fighters:48 228 ||19.51%
Democratic Alliance:13 368 ||5.41%
Pan African Congress :1 322 ||0.53%
Azanian People's Organisation:2 103 ||0.65%
Freedom Front Plus :1 097 ||0.44%
Coordinates: 24°50′S 29°50′E / 24.833°S 29.833°E
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