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Mabalingwe Nature Reserve
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Mabalingwe , is located 28 km west of Bela Bela, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, and is about 8 800 hectare in area.[1] It is in an easily accessible, malaria-free area of the Transvaal bushveld, around an hour-and-a-half drive from Johannesburg.
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Mabalingwe Reserve | |
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Location | Limpopo, South Africa |
Nearest city | Bela Bela |
Coordinates | 24°50′0″S 28°2′53″E |
Area | 8 800 ha |
Established | 1989 |
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Mabalingwe means "Spots of the leopard." The name comes from the phrase "mabala ya ingwe" - mabala means "spot" in Tswana and ingwe is Zulu for "leopard."