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LOCATION |
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Mopani District municipality is situated in the North-eastern part of the Limpopo Province, 70 km and 50km from Polokwane (main City of the Limpopo Province), along provincial roads R81 and R71 respectively. |
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It is located, on global view, between the Longitudes: 29 52´E to 31 52´E and Latitudes: 23 0´S to 24 38´S, with 31 E as the central meridian. It is located in the Degree square 2431 Topographical sheets. |
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It is bordered in the east by Mozambique, in the north, by Vhembe District Municipality through Thulamela & Makhado
municipalities,
in the south, by Mpumalanga province through Ehlanzeni District Municipality (Bushbuckridge, Thaba
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Chweu and Greater Tubatse)
and, to the west, by Capricorn District Municipality (Molemole, Polokwane & Lepelle
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Nkumpi), in the south
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west, b
y Sekhukhune
District Municipality (Fetakgomo). |
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The district spans a total area of 2 001 100 ha (20 011 km²), inclusive of portion of Krug
er National
Park from Olifants to Tshingwedzi camps
or Lepelle to Tshingwedzi rivers
. There are 16 urban areas (towns
and townships), 354
villages (rural settlements) and a total of 125 Wards. |
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