Limpopo

Limpopo ILimpopo (in Southern Ndebele)
Province of South Africa
Motto(s):  Peace, Unity and Prosperity
Location of Limpopo in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Established	27 April 1994
Capital	Polokwane
Districts	List Mopani Vhembe Capricorn Waterberg Sekhukhune
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Stanley Mathabatha (ANC)
Area [1]: 9
• Total	125,754 km2 (48,554 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in South Africa
Highest elevation	2,126 m (6,975 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]: 18 [2]
• Total	5,404,868
• Estimate  (2018)	5,797,300
• Rank	5th in South Africa
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Rank	5th in South Africa
Population groups [1]: 21
• Black African	96.7%
• White	2.6%
• Indian or Asian	0.3%
• Coloured	0.3%
Languages [1]: 25
• Northern Sotho	52.9%
• Tsonga	17.0%
• Venda	16.7%
• Afrikaans	2.6%
• Tswana	2.0%
• Southern Ndebele	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 code	ZA-LP
Website	www.limpopo.gov.za

Limpopo Province is one of the nine South African provinces. It borders three countries namely Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana.^[3][4] It was started in 1994 with the name of Northern Transvaal but was renamed for the Limpopo River.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
2. ↑ Mid-year population estimates, 2018 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 31 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
3. ↑ South African boy of three drowns in Limpopo toilet - BBC News
4. ↑ Why are South Africans burning schools in Limpopo? - BBC News