Wolwekraal (also known as Maphotla) is a settlement in Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Wolwekraal
Wolwekraal is located in Mpumalanga
Wolwekraal
Wolwekraal
Wolwekraal is located in South Africa
Wolwekraal
Wolwekraal
Coordinates: 25°09′11″S 28°57′40″E / 25.153°S 28.961°E / -25.153; 28.961
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictNkangala
MunicipalityDr JS Moroka
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,426
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.3%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • S. Ndebele72.6%
 • Northern Sotho15.7%
 • Sotho3.5%
 • Zulu2.5%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Demographics

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There is almost 75% of Ndebele & 38% of Sepedi, and also 5.8% for other Languages.

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiNdebele 319 920 31.35%
IsiZulu 232 228 22.75%
Sepedi 161 338 15.81%
Afrikaans 75 294 7.38%
SiSwati 56 496 5.54%
Setswana 56 144 5.50%
Sesotho 42 474 4.16%
Xitsonga 31 624 3.10%
IsiXhosa 21 199 2.08%
English 17 705 1.73%
Other 3 514 0.34%
Tshivenda 2 654 0.26%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 529 354 51.87%
Male 491 238 48.13%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population %
Black African 930 873 91.21%
White 78 292 7.67%
Coloured 8 741 0.86%
Indian/Asian 2 686 0.26%
Age Population %
0–4 108 087 10.59%
4–9 114 037 11.17%
10–14 118 590 11.62%
15–19 118 041 11.57%
20–24 98 429 9.64%
25–29 88 106 8.63%
30–34 74 084 7.26%
35–39 69 442 6.80%
40–44 58 251 5.71%
45–49 47 903 4.69%
50–54 35 359 3.46%
55–59 25 013 2.45%
60–64 20 550 2.01%
65–69 14 314 1.40%
70–74 12 782 1.25%
75–79 7 302 0.72%
80–84 6 344 0.62%
85–89 2 273 0.22%
90–94 1 080 0.11%
95–99 420 0.04%
100 and over 185 0.02%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Wolwekraal". Census 2011.