Dwarsfontein | |
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  Dwarsfontein  Dwarsfontein | |
| Coordinates: 23°45′58″S30°06′18″E / 23.766°S 30.105°E Coordinates: 23°45′58″S30°06′18″E / 23.766°S 30.105°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Greater Tzaneen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) [1] | |
| • Total | 983 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001) | |
| • Black African | 73.7% |
| • Coloured | 4.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 20.5% |
| First languages (2001) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 45.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 23.3% |
| • Tsonga | 22.4% |
| • English | 4.3% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Dwarsfontein is a town in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Mopani is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey it has a population of 1,159,185, of whom the majority speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho. The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment of the Constitution of South Africa part of the area of the Bohlabela district was incorporated into Mopani.
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The name "Limpopo" has its etymological origin in the Northern Sotho language word diphororo tša meetse, meaning "strong gushing waterfalls". The capital is Polokwane.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland); and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages, nine of which have official status. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White), Asian (Indian), and multiracial (Coloured) ancestry.
