Musina

Musina, also known as Messina (), is the northernmost town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is located near the confluence of the Limpopo River with the Sand River and the border to Zimbabwe with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000. Iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds, semi-precious stones and copper are mined in the region.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Limpopo River, Mining communities in South Africa and Populated places in the Musina Local Municipality.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Musina
Settlement.other_name: Messina
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Limpopo#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limpopo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vhembe
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Musina
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1904
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 109.38
Settlement.population_total: 42678
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: South Africa
Located in: Musina Local Municipality
Population: 42678
Capital of: Musina Local Municipality
Dialing code: 015

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Commons category: Messina Mine
inception: 1968-01-01
postal code: 0900

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Road
Border with Zimbabwe
Name
Climate
Schools
High schools
Primary schools
References
External links

==History== thumb|left|Copper and Papagoite in Quartz, from old Messina mine. After serving in the Anglo-Boer War, Colonel John Pascoe "J.P." Grenfell (1866-1948), grandson of John Pascoe Grenfell and brother of Francis Octavius Grenfell, came to South Africa after hearing rumours of valuable copper being in the area. Two prospectors, James Harper and James Campbell, told Grenfell that there were copper deposits, south of the Limpopo River, where the local tribe discovered them. Apparently, the tribe had mined the copper, but the prospectors said their mining of it had ceased.

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