Polokwane is the capital of Limpopo Province in South Africa and the largest urban center in the country north of Gauteng. It was founded in 1886 by Voortrekkers as Pietersburg, briefly served as the Boer capital of the Transvaal and Orange Free State during the Second Boer War before the British built a concentration camp there, and it was renamed Polokwane, meaning sanctuary in Northern Sotho, on 25 February 2005. It became Limpopo's provincial capital in 1994 and hosted matches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup; the 2011 census recorded a population of 130,028.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Polokwane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
130028
Infobox: population_as_of
2011
Infobox: area_total_km2
106.84
Infobox: elevation_m
1310
History section, Early history paragraph
they founded a new town in 1886 and named it "Pietersburg" in honour of Voortrekker leader Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Infobox, coordinates field (coord template 23|54|00|S, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal, southern hemisphere negative)
23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E
Infobox, coordinates field (coord template 29|27|00|E, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E
- In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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