Nkowankowa
Nkowankowa is a township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is home to soccer development team called Nkowankowa Barcelona FC. Former Limpopo premier and now deputy minister of police, Cassel Mathale, Former public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, artist, Ebony Khama, Distance runner Samuel Ntsan'wisi call Nkowankowa home . Notable places in Nkowankowa include: Highpoint Supermarket and Restaurant, Muyi Enterprise, Miami Chicken Grill, Chesa Grill and Chicken Kwasa. The Township boosts one of the biggest industrial parks located in a Township around the country, with more than 40 industrial factories producing variety of things from school furnitures to steel.
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Coordinates: 23.886°S 30.293°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Provi | Limpopo |
District | Mopani |
Municipality | Greater Tzaneen |
Government | |
• Councillor | Homegirl Zandamela (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 22,484 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.2% |
• Coloured | 0.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tsonga | 83.2% |
• Northern Sotho | 7.8% |
• Sotho | 2.9% |
• English | 1.9% |
• Other | 4.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0870 |
PO box | 0870 |
Education
Nkowankowa has various primary and secondary schools:
- Dududu Primary School
- Nkowankowa Lower Primary School
- Masungulo Primary School
- Ritavi Primary School
- Bombeleni Primary School
- Bankuna High School
- Hudson Ntsanwisi Senior Secondary School
- DZJ Mthebule High School
- Progress High School
- Meridian College
- St George's College
References
- "Main Place Nkowankowa". Census 2011.