Ga-Molepo

Ga-Molepo is a town in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Ga-Molepo
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Coordinates: 24.033°S 29.799°E / -24.033; 29.799
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Area [1]
• Total	5.43 km^2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,048
• Density	750/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	91.6%
• English	5.5%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Area code	015

Molepo means a place or a moment of relaxation. Ga molepo is the home of bapedi tribe, it is made up of over fifteen villages, the main one is called Boshega where (Kgoshi ya Ditlou, king of elephants) Chief Molepo's palace is situated at the foot of the Lebopo mountains.

Ga-Molepo is surrounded by big Lebopo mountains (Lebopo means Border) and through it runs several rivers: Hlabashane, Mphogodiba, Mokgotla and Mmamatebele.

It is the home of the biggest ZCC church situated at one of the villages called Boyn, one of the villages is Ga-Rampheri where there is a big dam in the Mphogodiba River. The people of Ga-Molepo mostly depend on subsistence farming although rainfall is sparse.

It is the home to John Mpe the incumbent mayor of Capricorn district municipality.

References

1. "Main Place Ga-Molepo". Census 2011.