Thabazimbi Local Municipality
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| Thabazimbi | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 24°35′S 27°10′E / 24.583°S 27.167°ECoordinates: 24°35′S 27°10′E / 24.583°S 27.167°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Waterberg | |
| Seat | Thabazimbi | |
| Wards | 12 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Moshito | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,190 km2 (4,320 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 85,234 | |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 84.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 14.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[2] | ||
| • Tswana | 41.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 15.7% | |
| • Xhosa | 12.3% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 8.0% | |
| • Other | 22.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM361 | |
Thabazimbi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Waterberg District of Limpopo in South Africa. The seat of Thabazimbi Local Municipality is Thabazimbi.
Thabazimbi is an isiZulu name meaning "iron mountain". The Zulu and Nyasa speaking people worked on this mountain to mine iron.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Amandelbult | 91401 | 47.73 | 2,076 | Tswana |
| Ipeleng | 91402 | 0.02 | 940 | Tswana |
| Middeldrift | 91403 | 1.15 | 2,138 | Afrikaans |
| Mmebane | 91404 | 0.01 | 283 | Northern Sotho |
| Northam | 91405 | 47.56 | 6,180 | Tswana |
| Regorogile | 91406 | 1.11 | 7,609 | Tswana |
| Rooiberg Tin Mine | 91407 | 4.32 | 250 | Afrikaans |
| Rooikrans | 91408 | 2.69 | 153 | Tswana |
| Smersha Block | 91409 | 1.33 | 12,875 | Xhosa |
| Swartklip | 91410 | 14.18 | 2,912 | Afrikaans |
| Swartkop | 91411 | 0.56 | 103 | Afrikaans |
| Thabazimbi | 91413 | 10.76 | 4,423 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91412 | 9,723.06 | 23,968 | Tswana |
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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