Capricorn District Municipality

The Capricorn District Municipality () is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, the vast majority of its 1,261,463 residents spoke Northern Sotho as their home language. The district code is DC35.

Geography

Neighbours

Capricorn is surrounded by:

• Vhembe (DC34) to the north-east
• Mopani (DC33) east
• Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the south
• Waterberg (DC36) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

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

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board

References

External links

• Capricorn DM Official Website