Mopani District Municipality
Mopani | |
|---|---|
Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′S 30°43′E / 23.317°S 30.717°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| Seat | Giyani |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Pule Shayi |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,011 km2 (7,726 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,092,507 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2016) | |
| • Black African | 97.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 45.9% |
| • Tsonga | 44.3% |
| • Sotho | 2.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC33 |
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The Mopani District Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Mopani; Tsonga: Masipala wa Xifundza xa Mopani) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the district is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey, it had a population of 1,159,185. The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa, parts of the Bohlabela District Municipality were incorporated into Mopani.