Mankweng | |
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Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 29°43′05″E / 23.886°S 29.718°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Capricorn |
Municipality | Polokwane |
Area | |
• Total | 11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 33,738 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.0% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 0.6% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 87.5% |
• Tsonga | 2.9% |
• English | 2.0% |
• Venda | 1.9% |
• Other | 5.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0727 |
PO box | 0727 |
Mankweng, also called Turfloop,[2] is a township in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa, and home to the University of Limpopo. It is a university township. Mankweng or Turfloop is also the de facto name for the neighbourhoods surrounding the township and the university, though relatively small to the likes of Grahamstown. It is located about 27 km east of Polokwane on the R71 road to Moria and Tzaneen.