Sekhukhune (District)
| Sekhukhune Sekhukhune District Municipality |
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Motto "Re Ya Aga Siyakha" |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Limpopo | |
| Seat | Groblersdal | |
| surface | 13,528 km² | |
| Residents | 1,076,840 (October 2011) | |
| density | 80 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC47 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-LP | |
| Website | www.sekhukhune.gov.za (English) | |
| politics | ||
| mayor | Keamotseng Stanley Ramaila | |
Coordinates: 24 ° 48 ′ S , 29 ° 48 ′ E
Sekhukhune is a district within Limpopo Province in South Africa . The district is named after the Pedi king Sekhukhune , who ruled here in the 19th century. The administration is based in Groblersdal . At times the district was referred to as Greater Sekhukhune.
The district is divided into four parishes:
- Elias Motsoaledi
- Fetakgomo / Greater Tubatse (created in 2016 from the merger of Fetakgomo and Greater Tubatse )
- Ephraim Mogale
- Makhuduthamaga
Demographic data
Data status 2001, census .
| language | Residents | % |
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| Sepedi | 806.206 | 83.36% |
| isiNdebele | 42,453 | 4.39% |
| isiZulu | 26,757 | 2.77% |
| Siswati | 22,023 | 2.28% |
| Setswana | 22.002 | 2.27% |
| Xitsonga | 19,372 | 2.00% |
| Sesotho | 12,813 | 1.32% |
| Afrikaans | 7,956 | 0.82% |
| isiXhosa | 2,186 | 0.23% |
| English | 2.163 | 0.22% |
| Tshivenda | 1,659 | 0.17% |
| Other | 1,564 | 0.16% |
Age structure of the district population
| Age | number | proportion of |
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| 0-19 | 531,652 | 54.97% |
| 20-39 | 234.038 | 24.20% |
| 40-59 | 121,099 | 12.52% |
| ≥ 60 | 80,355 | 8.31% |
Web links
- Sekhukhune at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sekhukhune's portrait at sahistory.org.za (English), accessed on July 6, 2014
- ^ Community statistics South Africa