Capricorn is one of the 6 districts

Districts of South Africa

South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution 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. The districts also cover the entire area of...

 of Limpopo

Limpopo

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

 province of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Capricorn

The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent.Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five...

 which runs through it. The seat of Capricorn is Polokwane

Polokwane

Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...

. The majority of its 1 154 673 people speak Northern Sotho

Northern Sotho language

Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...

 (2001 census). The district code is DC35.

Neighbours

Capricorn is surrounded by:

• Vhembe
  Vhembe District Municipality
  Vhembe is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost district of the country and shares its northern border with Beitbridge district in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The seat of Vhembe is Thohoyandou. The majority of its 1 199 856 people speak Venda...
  
   (DC34) to the north-east
• Mopani
  Mopani District Municipality
  Mopani is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho . The district code is DC33...
  
   (DC33) east
• Sekhukhune
  Sekhukhune District Municipality
  Sekhukhune is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal. The majority of its 967 126 people speak Northern Sotho...
  
   (CBDC3) to the south
• Waterberg
  Waterberg District Municipality
  Waterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle . The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho . The district code is DC36.-Geography:...
  
   (DC36) to the 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 municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...

:

Local municipality	Population	%
Polokwane Polokwane Local Municipality The Polokwane Local Municipality is a local municipality located within the Capricorn District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa...	508 272	44.02%
Lepele-Nkumpi Lepele-Nkumpi Local Municipality Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The Seat is Chuniespoort.-References:*...	227 965	19.74%
Blouberg	161 326	13.97%
Aganang Aganang Local Municipality Aganang Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa.Aganang is a Setswana name that means "building together"....	147 686	12.79%
Molemole Molemole Local Municipality Molemole Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Molemole Local Municipality is Mogwadi.-References:*...	109 442	9.48%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Northern Sotho Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...	1 018 216	88.18%
Tsonga Tsonga language The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages...	35 983	3.12%
Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...	33 626	2.91%
Ndebele Southern Ndebele language The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele...	26 356	2.28%
Venda Venda language Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana...	10 627	0.92%
English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	10 186	0.88%
Sotho	8 623	0.75%
Tswana Tswana language Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi...	3 329	0.29%
Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...	2 974	0.26%
Swati Swati language The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas...	2 065	0.18%
Other	1 503	0.13%
Xhosa Xhosa language Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...	1 203	0.10%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	627 882	54.38%
Male	526 791	45.62%

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

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%

Election results

Election results for Capricorn 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 came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....

.

• 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

  Party	Votes	%
  African National Congress African National Congress The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...	301 125	88.31%
  Democratic Alliance	14 208	4.17%
  United Democratic Movement	6 238	1.83%
  African Christian Democratic Party	4 571	1.34%
  Pan African Congress	3 143	0.92%
  Azanian People's Organisation	2 921	0.86%
  Freedom Front Plus	2 296	0.67%
  New National Party	2 249	0.66%
  Independent Democrats	764	0.22%
  Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...	587	0.17%
  United Christian Democratic Party	497	0.15%
  NA	491	0.14%
  EMSA	328	0.10%
  SOPA	300	0.09%
  PJC	277	0.08%
  TOP	228	0.07%
  UF	215	0.06%
  CDP	213	0.06%
  KISS	125	0.04%
  NLP	121	0.04%
  Minority Front	107	0.03%
  Total	341 004	100.00%

External links

• Capricorn DM Official Website
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results