The Limpopo is a province of the South Africa located at the extreme North-East of the country and which draws its name from the river which forms its septentrional border.

History

In 1994, the four old provinces of South Africa and the autonomous or independent Bantustans are dissolved and replaced by nine new provinces.

The northern area of the Transvaal then became the new province of “Northern Transvaal” reinstating the Bantustans of Lebowa and Gazankulu.

Pietersburg, more the big city, is the new capital.

In 1995, Northern Transvaal is renamed Province of North making disappear a name related to the history from the Afrikaner S. the area was very preserving under the mode of the Apartheid (the white inhabitants of Transvaal North were the only ones to vote “not” with the referendum of 1992 on the abolition of apartheid), the province politically ultra is henceforth dominated by the elected officials of ANC.

Into 2002, the province again changes name to affirm its identity and is renamed Limpopo. Benefitting from its domination, the ANC also undertakes to rename all the provincial towns to the names too afrikaners. In spite of the protests of the official opposition and white voters, the town of Pietersburg is renamed Polokwane in June 2002.

At the time of the municipal elections of March 1st, 2006, the ANC carries 83,99% of the votes of the inhabitants of the province against 8% with the democratic Alliance (DA) and 2% with the Parti Christian democrat African. Locally, the ANC gains the totality of the 25 municipalities with in particular 77,48% of the voices with Polokwane but it fails to increase its representation in the white districts which remain with the hands of the DA (in particular three districts of the center of Pietersburg with Polokwane). In Mookgopong (Naboomspruit), formerly citadel of the Conservative party of South Africa, the Front of freedom obtained 15% of the voices, one of its best national scores.

Demography

The province counts 5,5 million inhabitants including 97.3% of blacks and 2,4% of very preserving white afrikaner S.

The most spoken languages are the pedi (56%) and the shangaan (22%).

Toponymy

Already little visited by the tourists, Limpopo became a toponymic nightmare not only for the foreign visitors but for South-African them-even to the Prime Minister for the province which at the time of a speech, heading to be used the old name of a city that he is unaware of to have made débaptiser.

The majority of the charts are obsolete. Not only the cities are débaptisées but the names of the streets also. With their return from holidays of Christmas, the inhabitants of Nylstroom discovered that the names of their streets had been renamed without prior cooperation.

The old name remains most known and most usually employed.

Here the list of the provincial towns renamed (old names in italic):

  • Pietersburg : Polokwane
  • Potgietersrus : Mokopane
  • Nylstroom : Modimolle
  • Warmbath S : Bela
  • Messina bleated: Musina
  • Louis-Trichardt : Makhado (2003-2007) then again Louis-Trichardt
  • Dendron : Mogwadi
  • Bochum : Senwa Barwana
  • Ellisras : Lephalale
  • Hoedspruit : Marulaneng
  • Soekmekaar : Morbeng
  • Duiwelskloof : Modjadji
  • Edinburgh : Akani Village (in progress)
  • Burgersfort : in progress
  • Groblersdal : in progress

In 2005, the following rivers received the downstream of the geographical Council of the names to be renamed:

  • Olifant' S To rivet : Lepelle
  • Koedoes To rivet : Modketzi
  • Hout To rivet : Mogwadi
  • Dwars To rivet : Mononono
  • Brandboontjies To rivet : Mosukudutzi
  • Blood To rivet : Mulaudzi
  • Sand To rivet : Polokwane

Current events

A little with the variation the traditional tourist tours, it is the only area of the country really touched by paludism. One finds there the country Venda with the green hills and many lakes and in the area of Messina, largest baobab trees of Africa.

In Warm Baths, the hot sources of water and the watery parks make the delight of the inhabitants of Pretoria, located at 1:00 of road. Multiple deprived reserves as that of Mabula close to Warm Baths are easily accessible from the towns of Pietersburg and Pretoria.

The province does not remain about it less poorest of the country.

List municipalities and provincial towns of Limpopo

The province of Limpopo is divided into six municipalities of districts and 26 municipalities local:

Bohlabela District

  • Bushbuckridge Loc
  • Maruleng

Sekhukhune District

  • Fetakgomo
  • Groblersdal
  • Makhuduthamaga
  • Marble Hall
  • Tubatse

Waterberg District (area of Bushveld)

  • Bela Bleated (in the past Warm Baths)
  • Lephalale (in the past Ellisras)
  • Modimolle (Nylstroom, Vaalwater and Alma)
  • Mogalakwena (including/understanding Mokopane/Potgietersrus)
  • Mookgopong (Naboomspruit)
  • Thabazimbi

Area of the Capricorn

  • Capricorn
  • Haenertsburg
  • Polokwane (in the past Pietersburg/Polokwane)

Area of Soutpansberg (Vhembe District)

  • Alldays
  • Bandelierkop
  • Makhado (Louis Trichardt)
  • Musina (in the past Messina)
  • Thohoyandou
  • Vivo

Valley of the Elephants (Mopani District)

  • Bosbokrand
  • Duiwelskloof
  • Gravelotte
  • Hoedspruit
  • Klaserie
  • Letsitele
  • Leydsdorp
  • Ofcolaco
  • Phalaborwa
  • Tzaneen
  • Retrieved

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