Information about Thohoyandou

Limpopo

Area 123,900 km²
Population (2001) 5,273,637
Languages Sepedi, Venda, Tsonga
Races Black (97.3%)
White (2.4%)
Coloured (0.2%)
Asian (0.
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bantustan or homeland was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa (now Namibia), as part of the policy of apartheid. Ten bantustans were established in South Africa, and ten in neighbouring South-West Africa (then under South African
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Venda was a bantustan in northern South Africa, now part of Limpopo province. It was founded as a homeland for the Venda or vha-Venda ethnic group, speakers of the Venda language.^[1]

It was declared self-governing on February 1, 1973.
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University of Venda or Univen, in full the University of Venda for Science and Technology, is a South African university, located in Thohoyandou in Limpopo province. It was established in 1982 to serve the inhabitants of the Venda bantustan.
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The table below provides a list of all cities (or municipalities) in South Africa with a population larger than 100 000. Populations are from the 2001 Census.

Rank Municipality
1 Johannesburg, Gauteng
2 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 3 090 117
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg skyline from Gold Reef City
Motto: Unity in Development
Location of Johannesburg
Map of South Africa showing Johannesburg's location
Coordinates:
Country South Africa
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Durban
eThekwini

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Map of South Africa showing Durban's location.
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Cape Town
Kaapstad, iKapa
Panorama of the Cape Town city bowl from the Waterfront to Table Mountain

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Nickname: The mother city, or The Tavern of the Seas
Motto:
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East Rand is the name of the urban eastern part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of
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Pretoria
The central area of Pretoria viewed from the Union Buildings.

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Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence)
Country South Africa
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Port Elizabeth
Ibhayi Xhosa

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Nickname: The Friendly City
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (blue) within the Eastern Cape (dark grey) within South Africa
Coordinates:
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East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: eMonti) is a city on the southeast coast of South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32.97°S and 27.87°E. [1] .
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Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, with a population of more than 350,000. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situated in the Transvaal province.
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Bloemfontein
Nickname: The city of roses
Coordinates:
Country South Africa
Province Free State
Officially founded 1846
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Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Map of KwaZulu-Natal showing Pietermaritzburg's location.
Coordinates:
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
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Polokwane (renamed from Pietersburg) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province in South Africa.

History

In the 1840s, Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Potgieter established Zoutpansbergdorp, a town 100 km to the north west.
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Louis Trichardt (for a short period known as Makhado) is a town situated at the foot of the Soutpansberg mountain range in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is in a fertile region where litchis, bananas, mangoes and nuts are produced.
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Nelspruit is a city of 221,474 people (2000) situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal). Located on the Crocodile River (known as the Krokodil
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Mthatha (formerly Umtata) is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town has an airport, previously known by the name K D Matanzima Airport^[1] after former leader Kaiser Matanzima.
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Welkom is a city in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa, with a population in 2001 of 408.173. It is 160 kilometres northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.
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Rustenburg (Afrikaans and Dutch: Town of Rest) is a small city situated in at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa.

History

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Tzaneen is a large town situated in the Mopani district of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is in a fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 km² region.
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Klerksdorp is a city and administrative district located in the North West Province (formerly Western Transvaal), South Africa.

History

The city was founded in 1837 when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit
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Brits is a large town and district situated in a fertile, citrus-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province of South Africa.
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Newcastle is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is moderately industrial, with Iron and Steel Corporation (ISCOR)'s third steel mill situated here. It became the fourth town to be established in Natal after Durban, Weenen and Pietermaritzburg when it was founded in 1864.
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Mokopane (previously called Potgietersrus) is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town was established by the Voortrekkers and named Potgietersrus after the Voortrekker leader Piet Potgieter. The name was changed to Mokopane in 2003.
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Krugersdorp is a mining city in the West Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. Its population is cca 290,000 (2001). Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger.

Apart from gold, manganese, iron, asbestos and lime are also mined in the area.
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Richards Bay is one of South Africa's largest harbours (). It is situated on a 30 square kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, (forceful), on the northern coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Gcuwa, also known by its former name Butterworth^[1] is a large town which ranks 29th on the list of towns with a population of 287,780 and is situated 111km north of East London on the N2 national highway in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
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