Beitbridge
Sign in to saveBeitbridge is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The border on the South African side of the river is also named Beitbridge.
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Place details
- Locality
- Municipality of Beitbridge
- Region
- Matabeleland South
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 58,574
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Beitbridge
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Beitbridge borderpost.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Beitbridge Borderpost, Zimbabwe
- Settlement.seal_size
- 90px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zimbabwe#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Matabeleland South
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- Climate
- The Town
- Labour
- The Bridge
- Development
- Education
- Venue
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
Beitbridge is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The border on the South African side of the river is also named Beitbridge.
==Background== The town lies just north of the Limpopo River about 1 km from the Alfred Beit Road Bridge which spans the Limpopo between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The main roads are the A6 highway to Bulawayo and the Victoria Falls, being and away respectively and the A4 to Masvingo and Harare. According to the 2012 population census, the town had a population of 41,767 dominated by the Venda and Ndebele people. There is a sizable percentage of Shona people from other provinces. This is a busy border post with traders from all over Zimbabwe. The Beitbridge border post is the busiest road border post in Southern Africa, and is best avoided during busy border-crossing seasons.