Giyani

Giyani
Giyani
Coordinates	23 ° 19 ′  S , 30 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 19 ′  S , 30 ° 43 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Limpopo
District	Mopani
local community	Greater Giyani
height	470 m
Residents	25,954 (2011)
Street in Giyani

Giyani is a city in the Limpopo province of South Africa . It is the administrative seat of the Greater Giyani municipality in the Mopani district . In 2011 it had 25,954 inhabitants. It was also the capital of what was then the homeland of Gazankulu .

Giyani is relatively young and was founded by the South African apartheid government as the capital of Gazankulu. The city is mainly inhabited by Tsonga .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed October 4, 2013.