Sibasa
Sibasa is a town in Limpopo Province, South Africa and the former capital city of the Venda bantustan. When Venda was declared independent in 1979, the capital was moved to Thohoyandou.
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Coordinates: 22.932°S 30.467°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
Municipality | Thulamela |
• Councillor | (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 4,314 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | 100.0% |
First languages (2001) | |
• Venda | 96.2% |
• Tsonga | 2.0% |
• Other | 1.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0970 |
PO box | 0970 |
Area code | 015 |
Town 72 km north-north-east of Louis Trichardt. It was named after a Venda chief, Tshivhase.[2]
References
- "Sub Place Sibasa". Census 2001.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 404.
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