Mankweng

Mankweng
Mankweng
Mankweng
Mankweng

 Mankweng shown within Limpopo

Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 29°43′05″E / 23.886°S 29.718°E / -23.886; 29.718Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 29°43′05″E / 23.886°S 29.718°E / -23.886; 29.718
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Municipality Polokwane
Area[1]
 • 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)[1]
 • Black African 98.0%
 • Coloured 0.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.6%
 • Other 0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Northern Sotho 87.5%
 • Tsonga 2.9%
 • English 2.0%
 • Venda 1.9%
 • Other 5.7%
Postal code (street) 0727
PO box 0727

Mankweng is a township in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Mankweng also known as Turfloop is a university township, 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.

History

Mankweng developed in the 1960s when the University-College of the North was established by the apartheid regime in pursuit of its policy of racially segregated education.[2] It is the hometown of the former ANC Youth League president, Peter Mokaba.[3]

University of Limpopo and Mankweng Hopsital

Mankweng as a community is very dynamic, and draws skilled professionals in to the area because the area houses a leading regional hospital, Mankweng Campus Hospital, university (in the form of University of Limpopo), a regional Magistrate court, and a public library. In recent times, the area has been rapidly growing with local residents next to the University converting their home rentals in order to house the growing population of students many parts of the country, with some coming from as far as East and North Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mankweng". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.ul.ac.za/index.php?Entity=Home
  3. ↑ http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/peter-mokaba


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