Polokwane
Polokwane
Pietersburg | |
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City | |
Part of the CBD City Centre | |
| Nickname: The City of Stars | |
| Motto: Unity - Equity - Progress - Prosperity | |
| Coordinates: 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E / 23.90000°S 29.45000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Capricorn |
| Municipality | Polokwane |
| Established | 1886 |
| Founded by | Voortrekkers |
| Named after | Petrus Jacobus Joubert |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Municipality |
| • Body | Polokwane Municipality |
| • Executive Mayor | Thembi Nkadimeng (ANC) |
| • Mayor | John Mpe |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.84 km2 (41.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 130,028 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 74.4% |
| • Coloured | 3.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.1% |
| • White | 18.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sepedi | 45.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 19.8% |
| • English | 10.3% |
| • Venda | 6.7% |
| • Other | 17.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0699 |
| PO box | 0700 |
| Area code | 015 |
| Bird | Northern royal albatross |
| Flower | Blue squill |
| Website | www |
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Polokwane (UK: /ˌpɒləˈkwɑːni/, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho), 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. It was one of the nine host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.