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

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