Waterberg District Municipality

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Waterberg is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle. The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC36.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbours 1.2 Local municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Gender 2.2 Ethnic group 2.3 Age 3 Politics 3.1 Election results 4 Line note references 5 General references

[edit] Geography

The municipality contains much of the Waterberg Biosphere, a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve. The Waterberg Biosphere is a massif of approximately 15,000 square kilometers. Waterberg is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte landform^[1]. The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld. Within the Waterberg there are archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age, and nearby are early evolutionary finds related to the origin of humans.

The following sets forth neighboring municipalities and principal municalities within the Waterberg District Municipality:

[edit] Neighbours

Waterberg is surrounded (clockwise) by:

• Vhembe (DC34) to the north-east
• Capricorn (DC35) to the east
• Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the south-east
• Nkangala (DC31) to the south-east
• Metsweding (CBDC2) to the south
• Bojanala Platinum (DC37) to the south
• Central (DC38) to the south-west
• the republic of Botswana to the west

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Mogalakwena	298 433	48.59%
Lephalale	96 096	15.65%
Modimolle	72 802	11.85%
Thabazimbi	63 912	10.41%
Bela-Bela	52 128	8.49%
Mookgopong	30 753	5.01%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Northern Sotho	357 100	58.15%
Tswana	75 741	12.33%
Tsonga	57 511	9.36%
Afrikaans	52 379	8.53%
Ndebele	29 724	4.84%
Sotho	11 752	1.91%
Xhosa	10 074	1.64%
English	5 843	0.95%
Other	4 801	0.78%
Venda	4 446	0.72%
Zulu	2 968	0.48%
Swati	1 785	0.29%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	319 202	51.98%
Male	294 937	48.02%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	557 896	90.84%
White	53 150	8.65%
Coloured	1 683	0.27%
Indian/Asian	1 410	0.23%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	66 353	10.80%
005 - 009	73 363	11.95%
010 - 014	74 634	12.15%
015 - 019	71 809	11.69%
020 - 024	54 886	8.94%
025 - 029	50 047	8.15%
030 - 034	41 052	6.68%
035 - 039	38 574	6.28%
040 - 044	32 041	5.22%
045 - 049	26 397	4.30%
050 - 054	20 278	3.30%
055 - 059	14 944	2.43%
060 - 064	15 509	2.53%
065 - 069	11 318	1.84%
070 - 074	10 039	1.63%
075 - 079	5 460	0.89%
080 - 084	4 550	0.74%
085 - 089	1 727	0.28%
090 - 094	725	0.12%
095 - 099	322	0.05%
100 plus	111	0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Waterberg in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 355 225 [57.84% of total population]
• Total votes: 196 790 [32.04% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 55.40% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	166 373	84.54%
Democratic Alliance	14 654	7.45%
Freedom Front Plus	3 965	2.01%
United Democratic Movement	3 405	1.73%
African Christian Democratic Party	1 932	0.98%
Pan African Congress	1 679	0.85%
New National Party	952	0.48%
Azanian People's Organisation	928	0.47%
United Christian Democratic Party	573	0.29%
Independent Democrats	567	0.29%
Inkhata Freedom Party	460	0.23%
NA	407	0.21%
SOPA	165	0.08%
EMSA	140	0.07%
CDP	127	0.06%
PJC	121	0.06%
UF	111	0.06%
TOP	95	0.05%
NLP	55	0.03%
Minority Front	43	0.02%
KISS	38	0.02%
Total	196 790	100.00%

[edit] Line note references

[edit] General references

• Waterberg DM Official Website (no longer exists)
• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

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