Chuniespoort

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Chuniespoort
Coordinates: 24°13′45″S29°29′48″E / 24.22917°S 29.49667°E / -24.22917; 29.49667 Coordinates: 24°13′45″S29°29′48″E / 24.22917°S 29.49667°E / -24.22917; 29.49667
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Municipality Polokwane
Area
[1]
  Total1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,271
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 100.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Northern Sotho 92.5%
   Tsonga 4.6%
   Zulu 1.0%
  Other1.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0745
PO box
0745
Area code 015

Chuniespoort (recently Chuenespoort [2] ) is a mountain pass situated in the Limpopo Province, on the R37, the road between Polokwane and Lebowakgomo, South Africa. The river flowing through this gorge of the Strydpoort Mountains is known as the Chunies River, one of the tributaries of the Olifants River. [3]

Etymology

The pass is named for an African leader, whose name would be spelled Tshwene in modern Northern Sotho orthography. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Chuniespoort". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
  3. "Environmental Management Framework for the Olifants and Letaba Rivers Catchment area" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-04-10.