The South African province of Limpopo is located in the north-east of the country. It borders with Zimbabwe in the north, Botswana in the west and Mozambique in the east. Polokwane, also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of Limpopo. The province of Limpopo has a surface area of 123 755 km squared, making it South Africa’s fifth largest province by area.
As of 2013, an estimated percentage of 5,6% of South Africa’s population lived in Limpopo. The province is divided into five district municipalities, namely Capricorn District Municipality (headquartered at Polokwane), Mopani District Municipality (headquartered at Giyani), Sekhukhune District Municipality (headquartered at Groblersdal), Waterberg District Municipality (headquartered at Mokopane) and Vhembe District Municipality (headquartered at Thohoyandou).
Department Of Social Development Limpopo
Limpopo has a population of 5,895,732 people as at 30th September 2017 according to Statistics SA. It has an area of 2 003 700 km2 which makes it fifth largest province by land mass after Gauteng (1 098 817 km2), Eastern Cape (1 039 665 km2), Western Cape (1 091 912 km2) and Northern Cape (1 009 209km2).
The capital city Polokwane is also known as Mahalapye because it was founded by Mahala who was one of five brothers who founded different tribes or clans during their migration from what became known as South Africa’s first settlement at Great Fish River near present day Port Elizabeth.”
Limpopo is a province of South Africa. It borders with Zimbabwe in the north, Botswana in the west and Mozambique in the east.
Polokwane, also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of Limpopo. It is located in the southern part of the province and it has a population of about 1 million people.
The distance between Johannesburg and Polokwane is about 500 km (311 miles). The distance from Pretoria to Polokwane is approximately 400 km (249 miles).
The average travel time from Durban to Polokwane by car is 2 hours 40 minutes; however this will depend on traffic conditions during your journey!
The province of Limpopo has a surface area of 123 755 km squared, making it South Africa’s fifth largest province by area.
The province of Limpopo has a surface area of 123 755 km squared, making it South Africa’s fifth largest province by area. It is divided into five district municipalities: Andriestone, Amatole, Greater Letaba, Makhado and Umzinto.
The population density in Limpopo was estimated at 30 people per square kilometre in 2011 by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). This compares with an average for all provinces in Southern Africa of approximately 46 people per square kilometre.
The province is divided into five district municipalities, namely Capricorn District Municipality (headquartered at Polokwane), Mopani District Municipality (headquartered at Giyani), Sekhukhune District Municipality (headquartered at Groblersdal), Waterberg District Municipality (headquartered at Mokopane) and Vhembe District Municipality (headquartered at Thohoyandou).
Department Of Social Development
The Department of Social Development is the oldest department in South Africa. It was established in 1858, before the Union of South Africa came into being. The aim of this department is to provide services that will help people find employment or access social welfare benefits such as pensions or grants.
The main purpose of this blog post is to provide you with information about how your money is spent by our Department and what we do for you here at home in Limpopo province.
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So there you have it, a little bit of information about the Department Of Social Development in Limpopo. We hope that you found this article helpful and informative!
