| Capricorn | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -23.8833°N 55°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Polokwane |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Blouberg |
| P3: | Molemole |
| P4: | Polokwane |
| P5: | Lepelle-Nkumpi |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John Mpe[2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21705 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 1261463 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [4] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 84.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.0% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.0% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC35 |
The Capricorn District Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Capricorn) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, the vast majority of its 1,261,463 residents spoke Northern Sotho as their home language. The district code is DC35.
Capricorn is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508 272 | 44.02% | Northern Sotho | ||
| 227 965 | 19.74% | Northern Sotho | ||
| 161 326 | 13.97% | Northern Sotho | ||
| 147 686 | 12.79% | Northern Sotho | ||
| 109 442 | 9.48% | Northern Sotho |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 055 421 | 84.90% | ||
| 36 901 | 2.97% | ||
| 32 379 | 2.60% | ||
| 25 177 | 2.03% | ||
| 24 733 | 1.99% | ||
| 18 489 | 1.49% | ||
| 17 477 | 1.41% | ||
| 11 671 | 0.94% | ||
| 8 170 | 0.66% | ||
| 6 990 | 0.56% | ||
| 2 167 | 0.17% | ||
| 1 418 | 0.11% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 671 220 | 53.21% | |
| Male | 590 242 | 46.79% |
| 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 | 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% |
Election results for Capricorn in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 125 | 88.31% | ||
| 14 208 | 4.17% | ||
| 6 238 | 1.83% | ||
| 4 571 | 1.34% | ||
| 3 143 | 0.92% | ||
| 2 921 | 0.86% | ||
| 2 296 | 0.67% | ||
| 2 249 | 0.66% | ||
| 764 | 0.22% | ||
| 587 | 0.17% | ||
| 497 | 0.15% | ||
| 491 | 0.14% | ||
| 328 | 0.10% | ||
| 300 | 0.09% | ||
| 277 | 0.08% | ||
| 228 | 0.07% | ||
| 215 | 0.06% | ||
| 213 | 0.06% | ||
| 125 | 0.04% | ||
| 121 | 0.04% | ||
| 107 | 0.03% | ||
| Total | 341 004 | 100.00% |