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Polokwane (UK: / ˌ p ɒ l ə ˈ k w ɑː n i /, [2] meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho [3] [4] [5]), also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is the country's largest urban centre north of Gauteng .
The municipal spatial pattern reflects that of the historic apartheid city model, characterised by segregated settlement. At the centre of the area is the Polokwane economic hub, which comprises the central business district, industrial area, and a range of social services and well-established formal urban areas servicing the more affluent residents of Polokwane.
Polokwane: Capricorn (previously Pietersburg )"place of safety" Potgietersrus: renamed Mokopane: R. Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Name Code Seat Area (km 2) [1] Population (2016) [2] Pop. density (per km 2); Capricorn District Municipality: DC35 Polokwane: 21,705 1,330,436 61.3 Mopani District Municipality
B3 (small towns) 21,917 13,619 51,080 2.3 3.7 Bela-Bela Local Municipality: LIM366 Limpopo: Waterberg: Bela-Bela: B3 (small towns) 3,406 2,116 76,296 22.4 36.0 Bergrivier Local Municipality: WC013 Western Cape: West Coast: Piketberg: B3 (small towns) 4,407 2,738 67,474 15.3 24.6 Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality: KZN276 KwaZulu-Natal ...
Limpopo (/ l ɪ m ˈ p oʊ p oʊ /) is the northernmost province of South Africa.It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders.The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a group of Tsonga settlers led by Hosi Rivombo who settled in the mountainous vicinity and named the area after their leader.
Annadale (alternatively known as Ladanna), is a pre-urban human settlement (and sub-area) situated in Polokwane under the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. [ 1 ]
Polokwane Ext 44 (UK: / ˌ p ɒ l ə ˈ k w ɑː n ɪ /, [2] meaning "Place of Safety" in Northern Sotho; [3] [4] [5] alternatively Greenside or simply Ext 44), is a township in Polokwane under the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.