Capricorn District Municipality

Capricorn District Municipality

Capricorn is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The seat of Capricorn is Polokwane. The majority of its 1 154 673 people speak Northern Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC35.

Geography

Neighbours

Capricorn is surrounded by:
* Vhembe (DC34) to the north-east
* Mopani (DC33) east
* Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the south
* Waterberg (DC36) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Ethnic group

References

* [http://www.cdm.org.za/ Capricorn DM Official Website]
* [http://www.demarcation.org.za/ Municipal Demarcation Board]
* [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp Stats SA Census 2001 page]
* [http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_Static.asp Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]


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