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Phalaborwa
Place in Limpopo, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ba-Phalaborwa" redirects here. For the local municipality, see Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality.
Phalaborwa (translated to English as better than the south; phala means better than and borwa means south) is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa.
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Phalaborwa | |
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![]() The entrance sign to Phalaborwa | |
Coordinates: 23°56′S 31°7′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Mopani |
Municipality | Ba-Phalaborwa |
Area | |
• Total | 193.33 km2 (74.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 13,108 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 40% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.5% |
• White | 56% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 50.98% |
• English | 15.07% |
• Tsonga | 11.11% |
• Northern Sotho | 10.83% |
• Other | 12.01% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1389 |
PO box | 1390 |
Area code | 015 |
Website | Phalaborwa trade and tourism |
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