Vhembe District Municipality
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Vhembe is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the norternmost district of the country. The seat of Vhembe is Thohoyandou. The majority of its 1 199 856 people speak Tshivenda (2001 Census). The district code is DC34.
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
Vhembe is surrounded by:- the republic of Zimbabwe to the north
- Mopani (DC33) to the east
- Capricorn (DC35) to the south-west
- Waterberg (DC36) to the west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Thulamela | 584 568 | 48.72% |
| Makhado | 497 093 | 41.43% |
| Mutale | 78 917 | 6.58% |
| Musina | 39 308 | 3.28% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Tshivenda | 818 900 | 68.25% |
| Xitsonga | 316 703 | 26.40% |
| Sepedi | 27 922 | 2.33% |
| Afrikaans | 13 697 | 1.14% |
| Sesotho | 7 714 | 0.64% |
| Other | 5 942 | 0.50% |
| English | 4 545 | 0.38% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 763 | 0.15% |
| IsiZulu | 870 | 0.07% |
| Setswana | 840 | 0.07% |
| IsiXhosa | 659 | 0.05% |
| SiSwati | 331 | 0.03% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 662 815 | 55.24% |
| Male | 537 041 | 44.76% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1 181 672 | 98.48% |
| White | 13 625 | 1.14% |
| Indian/Asian | 2 911 | 0.24% |
| Coloured | 1 648 | 0.14% |
Age
| Age | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 138 819 | 11.57% |
| 005 - 009 | 168 212 | 14.02% |
| 010 - 014 | 172 151 | 14.35% |
| 015 - 019 | 158 249 | 13.19% |
| 020 - 024 | 112 396 | 9.37% |
| 025 - 029 | 86 070 | 7.17% |
| 030 - 034 | 66 722 | 5.56% |
| 035 - 039 | 61 542 | 5.13% |
| 040 - 044 | 50 114 | 4.18% |
| 045 - 049 | 39 894 | 3.32% |
| 050 - 054 | 30 735 | 2.56% |
| 055 - 059 | 21 051 | 1.75% |
| 060 - 064 | 20 919 | 1.74% |
| 065 - 069 | 22 289 | 1.86% |
| 070 - 074 | 22 201 | 1.85% |
| 075 - 079 | 11 353 | 0.95% |
| 080 - 084 | 10 429 | 0.87% |
| 085 - 089 | 3 682 | 0.31% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 880 | 0.16% |
| 095 - 099 | 750 | 0.06% |
| 100 plus | 398 | 0.03% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Vhembe in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 621 522 [51.80% of total population]
- Total votes: 386 629 [32.22% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 348 768 | 90.21% |
| Democratic Alliance | 15 553 | 4.02% |
| United Democratic Movement | 5 821 | 1.51% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 4 687 | 1.21% |
| Pan African Congress | 2 875 | 0.74% |
| New National Party | 2 098 | 0.54% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 1 767 | 0.46% |
| Independent Democrats | 916 | 0.24% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 864 | 0.22% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 585 | 0.15% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 469 | 0.12% |
| NA | 359 | 0.09% |
| SOPA | 336 | 0.09% |
| PJC | 301 | 0.08% |
| EMSA | 282 | 0.07% |
| CDP | 258 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 198 | 0.05% |
| UF | 191 | 0.05% |
| KISS | 129 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 92 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 80 | 0.02% |
| Total | 386 629 | 100.00% |
References
- [Municipal Demarcation Board]
- [Stats SA Census 2001 page]
- [Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]
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