Nkowankowa

Nkowankowa
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Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 30°17′35″E / 23.886°S 30.293°E / -23.886; 30.293Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 30°17′35″E / 23.886°S 30.293°E / -23.886; 30.293
Country	South Africa
Provi	Limpopo
District	Mopani
Municipality	Greater Tzaneen
Government
• Councillor	Homegirl Zandamela (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	22,484
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.2%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tsonga	83.2%
• Northern Sotho	7.8%
• Sotho	2.9%
• English	1.9%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0870
PO box	0870
Area code	015

Nkowankowa is a township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is home to soccer development team called Nkowankowa Barcelona FC and Ritavi cross warriors athletics club

The township hosts one of the biggest industrial parks located in a Township around the country, with more than 40 industrial factories producing a variety of goods from school furniture to steel.

Education[]

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Nkowankowa has various primary and secondary schools:

• Dududu Primary School
• Nkowankowa Lower Primary School
• Masungulo Primary School
• Ritavi Primary School
• Bombeleni Primary School
• Bankuna High School
• Hudson Ntsanwisi Senior Secondary School
• DZJ Mthebule High School
• Progress High School
• Meridian College
• St George's College

Notable residents[]

Former Limpopo premier and now deputy minister of police, Cassel Mathale, former public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, 2019 Limpopo Sports Awards nominee Gladwin Khosa (Blue Bulls Rugby Union/Limpopo), Ebony Khama, long distance runner and also upcoming sprinter Tiyani Mitshabe come from Nkowankowa.

Notable shops in Nkowankowa include: Highpoint Supermarket and Restaurant, Muyi Enterprise, Miami Chicken Grill, Chisa Grill and Chicken Kwasa.

References[]

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