Shigalo
Xigalo | |
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Xigalo | |
Coordinates: 22°56′1″S 30°42′53″E / 22.93361°S 30.71472°ECoordinates: 22°56′1″S 30°42′53″E / 22.93361°S 30.71472°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Vhembe |
Municipality | Thulamela |
Area | |
• 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) | |
• Black African | 99.8% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• 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.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Shigalo". Census 2011.
Categories:
- Limpopo geography stubs
- Populated places in the Thulamela Local Municipality