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Maruleng

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Maruleng Municipality has a population size of 94 857, which is the smallest municipality in the district in terms of population size, contribution at9% in Mopani District.

The Maruleng Municipality is situated in the south-eastern quadrant of the Limpopo province within the Mopani District Municipal Area of Jurisdiction. The municipal area extends over 324 699ha.

The Maruleng Municipality is bordered by the Kruger National Park to the east, the Ba-Phalaborwa and Tzaneen Municipalities to the north, the LepelleNkumpi Municipality to the west, and the Tubatse Municipality and Bushbuckridge Municipality to the south.

The main access points to the municipal area are considered to be Klaserie and the Strijdom Tunnel in the south, Ofcolaco in the west and Mica in the north. The town of Hoedspruit can be considered the administrative and economic centre of the area. It is also the location of the Hoedspruit Air Force Base.

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People

Quick Fact

20,9% of those 20+ have no schooling

Maruleng Municipality has a population size of 94 857, which is the smallest municipality in the district in terms of population size, contribution at9% in Mopani District. The majority of the population (95%) areblack African, with the white population constituting3,7% and other population groups combined forming 0,8 % of the population as per Census 2011results. For every 100women there are85 men. Most of the people speak Sepedi as first language at 86,9%,followed by Xitsonga at 3,8% and Afrikaans at 2,6%. Other official languages make up 6,7%.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	95,5%
Coloured	0,3%
Indian/Asian	0,2%
White	3,8%
Other	0,2%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6,4%	6,3%
5-9	5,5%	5,4%
10-14	5,5%	5,2%
15-19	6%	5,9%
20-24	5,1%	5,2%
25-29	3,7%	4,7%
30-34	2,7%	3,8%
35-39	2,2%	3,2%
40-44	2%	3%
45-49	1,7%	1,7%
50-54	1,4%	2,1%
55-59	1,1%	1,6%
60-64	1%	1,3%
65-69	0,7%	0,9%
70-74	0,5%	0,9%
75-79	0,2%	0,7%
80-84	0,2%	0,6%
85+	0,1%	0,5%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	2,7%
English	1,6%
IsiNdebele	0,4%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	0,8%
Sepedi	86,9%
Sesotho	0,3%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,1%
SiSwati	0,2%
Tshivenda	0,2%
Xitsonga	3,8%
Other	0.8%
Not Applicable	1,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	16,7%
Living together like married partners	6,3%
Never married	72,3%
Widower/Widow	3,6%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,4%
Some Primary	44,3%
Completed Primary	6%
Some Secondary	38,1%
Completed Secondary	7,6%
Higher Education	0,8%
Not Applicable	0,8%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	54,1%
Male	45,9%

Living Conditions

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90,6% Use electricity for lighting

Maruleng Municipality had a total of 24 470 households in 2011. A total of 11 330 households (or 46,3%) are headed by males, while 13 140 households (or 53,70%) are female-headed households. The average household size is 3,90. 16% of the total population in the municipality do not have any source of income. While the remaining 84% of the population have a source of income, 37,5% of these households earn an income below the minimum living wage, which is R1 600,00 per month.90,6% of the households use electricity for lighting and 10,9% have access to piped water inside the dwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	3,3%
Tribal/Traditional	88,7%
Farm	8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	87,3%	12,7%
Computer	8,9%	91,1%
Television	66,6%	33,4%
Satellite Television	14,7%	85,3%
Radio	53,7%	46,3%
Landline / Telephone	2,4%	97,6%
Motor Car	16%	84%
Refrigerator	67,1%	32,9%
Electric / Gas-Stove	49,5%	50,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	29,8%	26,3%	90,6%
Gas	1,6%	0,8%	0,3%
Paraffin	0,4%	0,2%	0,5%
Solar	0%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	8%
Wood	67,7%	58,4%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	14,1%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,6%
From Cellphone	10,1%
From Work	1,7%
From Elsewhere	2,3%
No Access	83,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	11,4%
Owned and fully paid off	21,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	2,8%
Occupied rent free	62,5%
Other	1,4%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	33,5%
Borehole	18,1%
Spring	0,9%
Rain water tank	0,9%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	11,3%
River/Stream	28,3%
Water vendor	3,6%
Water tanker	1,1%
Other	2,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,8%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	8,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	4,4%
Chemical toilet	0,4%
Pit toilet with ventilation	30%
Pit toilet without ventilation	50%
Bucket toilet	0,2%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	5,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,9%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	79,3%
No rubbish disposal	11,6%
Other	1,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	5,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,9%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	79,3%
No rubbish disposal	11,6%
Other	1,3%

Economy

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51,2% Youth unemployment rate

39.9% Unemployment

Maruleng Municipality is wedged between some of Limpopo’s prime tourist attractions, including the Kruger National Park, Timbavati Private Reserve and Blyde River Canyon. Significant tourism-related activities exist as the main economic contributor. The existing airport plays a significant role to increase tourist traffic and establish the area as a gateway to the Kruger National Park and surrounding areas.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	13493
Unemployed	8945
Discouraged Work Seeker	4355
Not Economically Active	30428

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,9%
R1 - R4,800	7,2%
R4,801 - R9,600	14,5%
R9,601 - R19,600	25,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,2%
R38,201 - R76,4000	6,3%
R76,401 - R153,800	4,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	3,398
Poultry production	5,917
Vegetable production	1,224
Production of other crops	2,070
Other	814

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,409
Animals only	6,194
Mixed farming	1,600
Other	225

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	3,981
R1-R4 800	248
R4 801-R38 400	4,387
R38 401-R307 200	606
R307 201+	60
Unspecified	146

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Place names

Places in Maruleng Municipality
Air Force Hoedspruit Balloon Bismark Butchwana Calais Enable Finale Harmony Hlohlokwe Hoedspruit Jerusalem Kampersrus Kanana Khutsong Loraine Mabins Madeira Makgaung Mamietja Maruleng NU Mathlomelong Metz Moetladimo Molalane Moshate Sadawa Sandton Sefikeng Shikwane Sofaya The Oaks The Willows Turkey Worcester

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	94,857
Young (0-14)	34,4%
Working Age (15-64)	60,3%
Elderly (65+)	5,3%
Dependency ratio	65,8
Sex ratio	85
Growth rate	0,05% (2001-2011)
Population density	29 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	39,9%
Youth unemployment rate	51,2%
No schooling aged 20+	20,9%
Higher education aged 20+	7%
Matric aged 20+	18,5%
Number of households	24,470
Number of Agricultural households	9,427
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	53,7%
Formal dwellings	96%
Housing owned/paying off	24,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	8,2%
Weekly refuse removal	5,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	10,9%
Electricity for lighting	90,6%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	94,383
Young (0-14)	39,2%
Working Age (15-64)	60,3%
Elderly (65+)	4,7%
Dependency ratio	78,3%
Sex ratio	85,6
Growth rate	1,43% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	40,1%
Youth unemployment rate	47,5%
No schooling aged 20+	37,5%
Higher education aged 20+	5,2%
Matric aged 20+	10,8%
Number of households	19,668
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	53,4%
Formal dwellings	80,9%
Housing owned/paying off	42,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	11,5%
Weekly refuse removal	7,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,9%
Electricity for lighting	58,7%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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