Alldays (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 40 '48 " S , 29 ° 6' 27" E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| District | Capricorn | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA | ||
| local community | Blouberg | ||
| surface | 2.4 km² | ||
| Residents | 2987 (2011) | ||
| density | 1,234.3 Ew. / km² | ||
Alldays (also Tatshane ) is a place in the municipality of Blouberg , Capricorn District , Limpopo Province . It is located around 119 kilometers northwest of Louis Trichardt or 137 kilometers southwest of Musina . In 2011 Alldays had 2987 inhabitants in 751 households. The place consists of two settlement areas: Alldays and Speaker Park .
description
The place consists of two areas, the development (Census 2011: 484 Ew.) Around the fork in the road as well as an elongated and heavily inhabited settlement area (Census 2011: 2503 Ew.) Along the regional road R572 / 521 leading to the north.
The landscape around Alldays is one of the erosion areas north of the Soutpansberg massif and the Limpopo catchment area . The place is located in a region with little precipitation, for which regular records have existed since 1930. According to this, the average rainfall is 344 mm per year. However, the fluctuations are considerable and range between the maximum values of 2.4 to 644 mm per year. The landscape is steppe-like and characterized by a persistent lack of water. From a geological point of view, it lies in the central zone of the Limpopo Belt, an area where diverse metamorphic rock units occur.
Attractions
The most important sights in the surrounding area include landscapes and especially nature reserves:
- Mapangubwe Cultural Landscape ,
- Blouberg Nature Reserve ,
- Langjan Nature Reserve ,
- Makulu Makete Wildlife Reserve ,
- Ben Lavin Nature Reserve and
- the Soutpansberg Conservancy .
economy
Gentle tourism is one of the livelihoods of the inhabitants . This is why there are farms in the vicinity of this rural place that specialize in animal observation and hunting. The natural landscape in the area is characterized by the Magoebaskloof and Agatha mountain ranges . The George's Valley offers native forest, lakes and waterfalls, and scenic gorges for tourism.
Another source of income is about 35 kilometers northeast of lying Alldays diamond mining by De Beers at Evangelina . The Venetia Diamond Mine is located on the southern edge of the Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve . It is a relatively new mining area that began as an open pit in 1990 and has grown into the largest active diamond mining site in South Africa. In 2021, mining is to continue underground. The nature reserve of the same name was created by the mining company as a compensatory measure.
Construction investments in education, water supply and transport infrastructure were made in Alldays with funding from De Beers .
traffic
Alldays (Tatshane) can be reached by land via the regional roads R521 from Polokwane and R572 from Tom Burke (from the N11 ) or from Musina, where it branches off the national road N1 . Alldays Airport is to the west of the town.
Web links
- Limpopo Tourism Agency: Alldays . on www.golimpopo.com (English)
- The Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Blouberg Local Municipality (LIM351) . on municipalities.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b OSM
- ↑ a b 2011 census . accessed on May 31, 2020.
- ^ Kym L. Morton, Stefan Müller: Hydrogeology of the Venetia Diamond Mine, South Africa . In: South African Journal of Geology, Vol. 106 (2003), pp. 193-204, online at www.mineralscouncil.org.za (English, PDF).
- ^ Leo Jakob Millonig: The Neoarchean and Palaeoproterozoic metamorphic evolution of the Limpopo Belt's Central Zone in southern Africa . Dissertation, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg 2009 (English, PDF) PDF p. 10, doc. P. 7.
- ^ A b Marie Fourie-Wilson: Alldays . on www.limpopo-info.co.za (English)
- ↑ UNESCO: Vhembe Biosphere Reserve . Map display on www.unesco.org (English)
- ↑ Anonymous: Blouberg Nature Reserve . on www.bloubergreserve.co.z (English)
- ↑ Limpopo Tourism Agency: Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve . on www.golimpopo.com (English)
- ^ Limpopo Province: About the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve . on www.vhembebiosphere.org (English)
- ↑ Verdict Media: Venetia Diamond Mine . on www.mining-technology.com (English)
- ^ De Beers UK Ltd .: Venetia . at www.debeersgroup.com (English)
- ^ De Beers Group: Venetia Mine Social and Labor Plan 2013-2017 . online at www.mineralscouncil.org.za (English, PDF) PDF document pp. 18, 23–24.
- ↑ Anonymous: Alldays, Airfield Info . on www.atns.co.za (English, PDF)