Shigalo

Xigalo
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Coordinates: 22°56′1″S 30°42′53″E / 22.93361°S 30.71472°E / -22.93361; 30.71472Coordinates: 22°56′1″S 30°42′53″E / 22.93361°S 30.71472°E / -22.93361; 30.71472
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Vhembe
Municipality	Thulamela
Area [1]
• Total	6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,670
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tsonga	98.3%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Xigalo is a small town on the R81 route, falling under the Thulamela Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Xigalo is famed for being the birthplace of the South African potter and sculptor Noria Muelwa Mabasa.

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