Limpopo ILimpopo (in Southern Ndebele) | |
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Motto(s): Peace, Unity and Prosperity | |
![]() Location of Limpopo in South Africa | |
Country | South Africa |
Established | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Polokwane |
Districts | List
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Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary system |
• Premier | Stanley Mathabatha (ANC) |
Area [1]: 9 | |
• Total | 125,754 km2 (48,554 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th in South Africa |
Highest elevation | 2,126 m (6,975 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,404,868 |
• Estimate (2018) | 5,797,300 |
• Rank | 5th in South Africa |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th in South Africa |
Population groups [1]: 21 | |
• Black African | 96.7% |
• White | 2.6% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.3% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
Languages [1]: 25 | |
• Northern Sotho | 52.9% |
• Tsonga | 17.0% |
• Venda | 16.7% |
• Afrikaans | 2.6% |
• Tswana | 2.0% |
• Southern Ndebele | 2.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
ISO 3166 code | ZA-LP |
Website | www.limpopo.gov.za |
Limpopo Province is one of the nine South African provinces. It borders three countries namely Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana.[3][4] It was started in 1994 with the name of Northern Transvaal but was renamed for the Limpopo River.