Modjadjiskloof
| Modjadjiskloof | |||
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 41 '47 " S , 30 ° 8' 27" E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| Limpopo | |||
| District | Mopani | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-LP | ||
| local community | Greater Letaba | ||
| height | 888 m | ||
| surface | 3 km² | ||
| Residents | 1815 (2011) | ||
| density | 607 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1920 | ||
Modjadjiskloof (German about: "Modjadjis Schlucht"; until 2004 Duiwelskloof , German about: "Teufelsschlucht") is a city in the South African province of Limpopo . It is the administrative center of the municipality of Greater Letaba in the district Mopani .
geography
In 2011 Modjadjiskloof had 1815 inhabitants (2011 census). The city lies at the foot of the Great Escarpment .
history
In 1920 the place Duiwelskloof was founded as a place. A Modjadji train station was built as early as 1914 , which was later renamed Duiwelskloof and which still exists today. In 2004 the city was renamed in honor of the "rain queen" Modjadji , the head of the Balobedu . The place is the center of the settlement area of the Balobedu, a group of the Bapedi .
Economy and Transport
Forestry is practiced in the area.
The trunk road R36 runs roughly in a north-south direction through the city and connects the N1 at Louis Trichardt with Tzaneen . Modjadjiskloof is located on the Soekmekaar - Komatipoort railway line , which also connects the south of Zimbabwe with the south of Mozambique , and is served by freight traffic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed on August 10, 2017
- ↑ a b portrait at sa-venues.com (English), accessed on August 10, 2017