Makhado | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Vhembe |
| Seat | Louis Trichardt |
| Wards | 38 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Samuel Munyai[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,300 km2 (3,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 516,031 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Venda | 68.1% |
| • Tsonga | 22.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.2% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM344 |
Makhado Municipality (Venda: Masipalawapo wa Makhado; Tsonga: Masipala wa Makhado) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Louis Trichardt.[4]
- ^ "Zoutnet - Infighting delays election of Makhado mayor for hours". www.zoutnet.co.za. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Public to have say in Makhado name change".