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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 .
Polokwane City Football Club is a South African professional football club based in the city of Polokwane in the Limpopo province that currently plays in the first tier South African Premiership. The team plays its home matches at the Peter Mokaba Stadium .
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.
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.
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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.
Before he died in 2008, author Tony Hillerman wrote 37 books — 18 of which tell the fictional story of Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police.
The Sand River or Polokwane River [3] (Afrikaans: Sandrivier) is a watercourse in Limpopo Province, South Africa, a right hand tributary of the Limpopo River. Its new name "Polokwane River" is homonymous with the name of the town of Polokwane , formerly Pietersburg, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) upriver from its mouth.