| Sekhukhune | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Groblersdal |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Fetakgomo/Tubatse |
| P2: | Ephraim Mogale |
| P3: | Elias Motsoaledi |
| P4: | Makhuduthamaga |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cllr Maleke Mokganyetji |
| Area Total Km2: | 13528 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1076840 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 82.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.4% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.0% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 8.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC47 |
The Sekhukhune District Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Selete wa Sekhukhune) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Groblersdal. As of 2011, the majority of its 1,076,840 inhabitants spoke Sepedi. The district code is DC47.
This district is named after the natural region of Sekhukhuneland. Sekhukhuneland is named after the Pedi King Sekhukhune, who succeeded Sekwati in 1860 or 1861.
Sekhukhune is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429,471 | 39.88% | Pedi | ||
| 262 906 | 27.18% | Pedi | ||
| 220 738 | 22.82% | Pedi | ||
| 121 331 | 12.55% | Pedi |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 806 209 | 83.36% | ||
| 42 450 | 4.39% | ||
| 26 758 | 2.77% | ||
| 22 028 | 2.28% | ||
| 22 003 | 2.28% | ||
| 19 373 | 2.00% | ||
| 12 815 | 1.33% | ||
| 7 956 | 0.82% | ||
| 2 191 | 0.23% | ||
| 2 165 | 0.22% | ||
| 1 665 | 0.17% | ||
| 1 568 | 0.16% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 536 715 | 55.50% | |
| Male | 430 411 | 44.50% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 958 578 | 99.12% | |
| White | 7 358 | 0.76% | |
| Coloured | 715 | 0.07% | |
| Indian/Asian | 475 | 0.05% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 116 031 | 12.00% | |
| 005 - 009 | 137 472 | 14.21% | |
| 010 - 014 | 144 079 | 14.90% | |
| 015 - 019 | 134 067 | 13.86% | |
| 020 - 024 | 84 482 | 8.74% | |
| 025 - 029 | 58 621 | 6.06% | |
| 030 - 034 | 46 464 | 4.80% | |
| 035 - 039 | 44 473 | 4.60% | |
| 040 - 044 | 36 946 | 3.82% | |
| 045 - 049 | 33 255 | 3.44% | |
| 050 - 054 | 28 931 | 2.99% | |
| 055 - 059 | 21 971 | 2.27% | |
| 060 - 064 | 21 959 | 2.27% | |
| 065 - 069 | 17 382 | 1.80% | |
| 070 - 074 | 17 411 | 1.80% | |
| 075 - 079 | 9 079 | 0.94% | |
| 080 - 084 | 8 508 | 0.88% | |
| 085 - 089 | 3 181 | 0.33% | |
| 090 - 094 | 1 728 | 0.18% | |
| 095 - 099 | 712 | 0.07% | |
| 100 plus | 374 | 0.04% |
Election results for Sekhukhune in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 294 824 | 92.43% | ||
| 6 701 | 2.10% | ||
| 4 855 | 1.52% | ||
| 3 650 | 1.14% | ||
| 2 279 | 0.71% | ||
| 2 022 | 0.63% | ||
| 949 | 0.30% | ||
| 833 | 0.26% | ||
| 521 | 0.16% | ||
| 320 | 0.10% | ||
| 295 | 0.09% | ||
| 261 | 0.08% | ||
| 252 | 0.08% | ||
| 250 | 0.08% | ||
| 223 | 0.07% | ||
| 174 | 0.05% | ||
| 166 | 0.05% | ||
| 152 | 0.05% | ||
| 103 | 0.03% | ||
| 85 | 0.03% | ||
| 71 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 318 986 | 100.00% |
2016 Local Election results for Sekhukhune District Municipality
African National Congress: 169 604 ||68.63%
Economic Freedom Fighters:48 228 ||19.51%
Democratic Alliance:13 368 ||5.41%
Pan African Congress :1 322 ||0.53%
Azanian People's Organisation:2 103 ||0.65%
Freedom Front Plus :1 097 ||0.44%