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{{Infobox South African municipality
| name = Capricorn
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| settlement_type = District municipality
| image_seal = Capricorn_CoA.png
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| province = Limpopo
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| seat = Polokwane
| parts_type = Local municipalities
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| p1 = Blouberg
| p3 = Molemole
| p4 = Polokwane
| p5 = Lepelle-Nkumpi
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| mayor = John Mpe[2]
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| muni_code = DC35
}}Capricorn is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital of Capricorn is Polokwane. The majority of its 1 154 673 people speak Northern Sotho (2001 census). The district code is DC35. GeographyNeighboursCapricorn is surrounded by: - Vhembe (DC34) to the north-east
- Mopani (DC33) east
- Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the south
- Waterberg (DC36) to the west
Local municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities: | Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | | Polokwane | 508 272 | 44.02% | Northern Sotho | | Lepelle-Nkumpi | 227 965 | 19.74% | Northern Sotho | | Blouberg | 161 326 | 13.97% | Northern Sotho | | Aganang (was amalgamated into other municipalities after 2016 local government elections) | 147 686 | 12.79% | Northern Sotho | | Molemole | 109 442 | 9.48% | Northern Sotho |
DemographicsThe following statistics are from the 2011 census. | Language | Population | % | | Northern Sotho | 1 055 421 | 84.90% | | Afrikaans | 36 901 | 2.97% | | Tsonga | 32 379 | 2.60% | | English | 25 177 | 2.03% | | Ndebele | 24 733 | 1.99% | | Other | 18 489 | 1.49% | | Venda | 17 477 | 1.41% | | Zulu | 11 671 | 0.94% | | Sotho | 8 170 | 0.66% | | Tswana | 6 990 | 0.56% | | Xhosa | 2 167 | 0.17% | | Swati | 1 418 | 0.11% |
Gender| Gender | Population | % | | Female | 671 220 | 53.21% | | Male | 590 242 | 46.79% |
Ethnic group| Ethnic group | Population | % | | Black African | 1 211 874 | 96.07% | | White African | 35 470 | 2.81% | | Coloured | 6 271 | 0.50% | | Indian/Asian | 5 234 | 0.41% |
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% |
PoliticsElection resultsElection 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
| Party | Votes | % | | African National Congress | 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 | 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% |
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See also- Municipal Demarcation Board
References 1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |accessdate=22 February 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 |df= }}
2. ^News posted on Eyewitness News, 22 November 2016
External links- Capricorn DM Official Website
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