Musina
Place in Limpopo, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in South Africa. For other uses, see Musina (disambiguation).
Musina (/mɛˈsiːnə/), also known as Messina, is the northernmost town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is located near the confluence of the Limpopo River with the Sand River and the border to Zimbabwe with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000. Iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds, semi-precious stones and copper are mined in the region.
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Musina
Messina | |
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Coordinates: 22°20′17″S 30°02′30″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Vhembe |
Municipality | Musina |
Established | 1904 |
Area | |
• Total | 109.38 km2 (42.23 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 42,678 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• African | 93.3% |
• Coloured | 0.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 5.1% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Venda | 48.8% |
• Sotho | 11.7% |
• Northern Sotho | 10.4% |
• English | 5.4% |
• Other | 23.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0900 |
PO box | 0900 |
Area code | 015 |
Website | www |
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