Capricorn

Capricorn
Capricorn
Capricorn District Municipality
Map of Limpopo with Capricorn highlighted (2011).svg
Symbole
Wappen
Wappen
Basisdaten
Staat Südafrika
Provinz Limpopo
Sitz Polokwane
Fläche 16.970,3 km²
Einwohner 1.243.171 (24. Oktober 2007)
Dichte 73,3 Einwohner pro km²
Schlüssel DC35
ISO 3166-2 ZA-LP
Webauftritt www.cdm.org.za (englisch)
Politik
Bürgermeister Lawrence MapouloVorlage:Infobox Verwaltungseinheit/Wartung/Sonstiges
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Capricorn ist ein Distrikt innerhalb der Provinz Limpopo in Südafrika. Er hat 1.243.171 Einwohner (Stand: 24. Oktober 2007).[1] auf einer Gesamtfläche von 16.970 km². Sitz der Distriktverwaltung ist Polokwane.[2]

Benannt ist der Bezirk nach dem Wendekreis des Steinbocks (lat.: tropicus capricorni, engl.: Tropic of Capricorn), der durch den Bezirk verläuft und symbolisch auch sein Wappen teilt.[3]

Gemeinden mit ihren größten Städten

Demographische Daten

Datenstand 2001, Volkszählung. [4]

Sprache Einwohner %
Sepedi 1.018.216 88,18%
Xitsonga 35.981 3,12%
Afrikaans 33.625 2,91%
IsiNdebele 26.349 2,28%
Tshivenda 10.629 0,92%
Englisch 10.180 0,88%
Sesotho 8.616 0,75%
Setswana 3.332 0,29%
IsiZulu 2.971 0,26%
SiSwati 2.061 0,18%
Sonstige 1.503 0,13%
IsiXhosa 1.199 0,10%

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Community Survey 2007. Basic Results. Statistics South Africa, 24. Oktober 2007, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2010 (englisch)..
    Hinweise zu den Daten (englisch).
  2. ↑ Verwaltungsgrenzen Südafrika
  3. ↑ Namensbedeutung Gemeinden
  4. ↑ Gemeindestatistik Südafrika
Distrikte der Provinz Limpopo

Capricorn | Greater Sekhukhune | Mopani | Vhembe | Waterberg


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