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Gert Sibande is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Ermelo. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC30.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Gert Sibande is surrounded by:
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| Highveld East |
221 754 |
24.64% |
| Albert Luthuli |
187 935 |
20.88% |
| Mkhondo |
142 878 |
15.88% |
| Msukaligwa |
124 807 |
13.87% |
| Lekwa |
103 264 |
11.47% |
| Seme |
80 742 |
8.97% |
| Dipaleseng |
38 620 |
4.29% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
466 592 |
51.84% |
| Male |
433 415 |
48.16% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
816 278 |
90.70% |
| White |
72 109 |
8.01% |
| Coloured |
6 022 |
0.67% |
| Indian/Asian |
5 598 |
0.62% |
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
101 470 |
11.27% |
| 005 - 009 |
105 250 |
11.69% |
| 010 - 014 |
110 915 |
12.32% |
| 015 - 019 |
106 277 |
11.81% |
| 020 - 024 |
79 806 |
8.87% |
| 025 - 029 |
72 626 |
8.07% |
| 030 - 034 |
63 520 |
7.06% |
| 035 - 039 |
60 596 |
6.73% |
| 040 - 044 |
51 378 |
5.71% |
| 045 - 049 |
40 374 |
4.49% |
| 050 - 054 |
30 407 |
3.38% |
| 055 - 059 |
21 345 |
2.37% |
| 060 - 064 |
19 074 |
2.12% |
| 065 - 069 |
12 943 |
1.44% |
| 070 - 074 |
10 392 |
1.15% |
| 075 - 079 |
5 726 |
0.64% |
| 080 - 084 |
5 164 |
0.57% |
| 085 - 089 |
1 555 |
0.17% |
| 090 - 094 |
707 |
0.08% |
| 095 - 099 |
296 |
0.03% |
| 100 plus |
186 |
0.02% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Gert Sibande in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 517 104 [57.46% of total population]
- Total votes: 319 593 [35.51% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 61.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
[edit] References
Template:Mpumalanga province
