Thohoyandou
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Thohoyandou () is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thohoyandou
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Thohoyandou Venda Plaza.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Thohoyandou Plaza
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Limpopo#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- 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
- Thulamela
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1977 by the Vhavenda King
- Settlement.leader_party
- ANC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Thulamela Local Municipality
- Population
- 69453
- Elevation
- 724
- Capital of
- Vhembe District Municipality
- Official website
- www.thulamela.gov.za
- Image
- Thohoyandou Venda Plaza.jpg
- Dialing code
- 015
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- postal code
- 0950
- inception
- 1979-01-01
- Commons category
- Thohoyandou
- P12749
- Elmar Fischer
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- University of Venda
- Colleges
- Primary and Secondary Schools
- References
Thohoyandou () is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thohoyandou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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