Greater Tzaneen
Greater Tzaneen Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality |
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Motto "From Nature" 'From Nature' |
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Country | South Africa | |
province | Limpopo | |
District | Mopani | |
Seat | Tzaneen | |
surface | 3243 km² | |
Residents | 390,095 (October 2011) | |
density | 120 inhabitants per km² | |
key | LIM333 | |
ISO 3166-2 | ZA-LP | |
Website | www.greatertzaneen.gov.za (English) | |
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mayor | Maripe Mangena |
Coordinates: 23 ° 50 ′ S , 30 ° 10 ′ E
Greater Tzaneen ( English Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Mopani District , Limpopo Province in South Africa . The administrative headquarters are in Tzaneen . Maripe Mangena is the mayor.
The community name is derived from the North Sotho word for place where people gather .
Localities
- Bakgage
- Bankuna
- Batlhabine Ba Magoboya
- Dwarsfontein
- Haenertsburg
- Letsitele
- Maleketla
- Mashilwane
- Modjadji
- Nkambak
- Nwamitwa
- Nyavana
- Politsi
- Rubbervale
- Tzaneen
population
In 2011 the community had 390,095 inhabitants. 96.4% of them were black and 3% white.
The first language was Sepedi ( 46%) , Xitsonga ( 40.8%) , Sesotho ( 4.3%) , Afrikaans ( 2.6%) and English (1.6%).
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality (LIM333) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Greater Tzaneen . accessed on July 15, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Greater Tzaneen . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).