Nkowankowa

Nkowankowa is a township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is home to soccer development team called Nkowankowa Barcelona FC^[2] and Ritavi cross warriors athletics club.^[3]

Nkowankowa
Nkowankowa Show map of Limpopo Nkowankowa Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 23.886°S 30.293°E / -23.886; 30.293
Country	South Africa
Provi	Limpopo
District	Mopani
Municipality	Greater Tzaneen
Government
• Councillor	Homegirl Zandamela (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	22,484
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.2%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tsonga	83.2%
• Northern Sotho	7.8%
• Sotho	2.9%
• English	1.9%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0870
PO box	0870
Area code	015

Industry

The township hosts one of the biggest industrial parks located in a Township around the country as an effect of government intervention between 1982 and 1993.^[4]

Education

Nkowankowa has various primary and secondary schools:^[5]

Primary Schools:

• Nkowankowa Lower Primary
• Bombeleni Primary
• Bright Morning Star Primary
• Dududu Junior Primary
• Masungulo-2 Primary
• Ritavi Senior Primary

Intermediate School:

• Progress Junior

Secondary Schools:

• Hudson Ntsanwisi Senior Secondary
• Dzj Mthebule High School
• Bankuna High School

Combined Schools:

• Meridian College
• St George College

Notable residents

Former Limpopo premier and now deputy minister of police, Cassel Mathale, former public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, 2019 Limpopo Sports Awards nominee Gladwin Khosa (Blue Bulls Rugby Union/Limpopo), Ebony Khama, long distance runner Samuel Ntsan'wisi and also upcoming sprinter Tiyani Mitshabe come from Nkowankowa.

Shops

Notable shops in Nkowankowa include: Highpoint Supermarket and Restaurant, Muyi Enterprise, Miami Chicken Grill, Chisa Grill, Chicken Kwasa and Limitless Cakes, Confectionery and Empire dot creative

References

1. "Main Place Nkowankowa". Census 2011.
2. Inqaku. "Team - Nkowankowa Barcelona FC | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
3. Import, Pongrass (31 May 2017). "Limpopo cop encourages youth to chase their dreams". Review. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
4. "Industrial development at Nkowankowa : a geographical analysis - University of Johannesburg". ujcontent.uj.ac.za. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
5. "Browse Schools in Nkowankowa". www.schools4sa.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2023.