Tzaneen
Tzaneen
Tsaneng | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Tea and more plantation in Tzaneen | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′S 30°10′E / 23.833°S 30.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Greater Tzaneen |
| • Councillor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 719 m (2,359 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,571 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 46.1% |
| • Black African | 45.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 7.0% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 41.5% |
| • Northern Sotho | 18.1% |
| • Tsonga | 13.5% |
| • English | 13.4% |
| • Other | 6.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0850 |
| PO box | 0850 |
| Area code | 015 |
Tzaneen (/zəˈniːn/) is a town situated in the Mopani district of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is situated in a high rainfall fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) region. It is Limpopo's second largest town after Polokwane.
About 475,000 people reside within a 30 km (19 mi) radius, with the town itself holding a population of 14,571, according to the 2011 census.