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Limpopo

Also known as Northern Transvaal, Northern Province, Limpopo Province

Limpopo () is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is situated in Lebowakgomo.

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Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa, named after the Limpopo River that forms its western and northern borders. The province's capital and largest city is Polokwane, while its provincial legislature is located in Lebowakgomo.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Limpopo
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_the_Limpopo_Province.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.image_shield: Limpopo arms.svg
Settlement.motto: Peace, Unity and Prosperity
Settlement.image_map: Limpopo in South Africa.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Map showing the location of Limpopo in the northern part of South Africa
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Limpopo in South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 27 April 1994
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Polokwane
Settlement.parts_type: Districts
Settlement.p1: Mopani
Settlement.p2: Vhembe

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Northern Transvaal
Population: 6572720
Area: 125754.0
Elevation: 1373
Official website: www.limpopo.gov.za
Image: NelsonMandelaCircle.jpg

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inception: 1994-04-27
Commons category: Limpopo
native label: Limpopo
social media followers: 33540

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Contents

Name
History
Stone Age - Earliest Human presence
Iron Age – Arrival of Farmers and Metalworking
The Rise of Mapungubwe
Geography
Law and government
Municipalities
District municipalities
Economy
Agriculture
Housing
Mining
Tourism
Transportation and communications
Education
Educational institutions
Sports
Demographics
HIV/AIDS
See also
References
External links

The province is made up of three former Bantustans - Lebowa, Gazankulu and Venda - and part of the former Transvaal province. The Limpopo province was established as one of nine provinces after the 1994 South African general election. The province's name was first Northern Transvaal, and was changed to Northern Province on 28 June 1995, with two other provinces. The name was changed again in 2002 to Limpopo Province. Limpopo is made up of three main ethnic groups: the Pedi, the Tsonga and the Venda.