Limpopo ILimpopo (in Southern Ndebele) | |
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| Motto(s): Peace, Unity and Prosperity | |
 Location of Limpopo in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Established | 27 April 1994 |
| Capital | Polokwane |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | Stanley Mathabatha (ANC) |
| Area : 9 | |
| • Total | 125,754 km2 (48,554 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in South Africa |
| Highest elevation | 2,126 m (6,975 ft) |
| Population (2011): 18 | |
| • Total | 5,404,868 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 5,797,300 |
| • Rank | 5th in South Africa |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in South Africa |
| Population groups : 21 | |
| • Black African | 96.7% |
| • White | 2.6% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| Languages : 25 | |
| • Northern Sotho | 52.9% |
| • Tsonga | 17.0% |
| • Venda | 16.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.6% |
| • Tswana | 2.0% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-LP |
| Website | www.limpopo.gov.za |
Limpopo Province is one of the nine South African provinces. It borders three countries namely Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana. It was started in 1994 with the name of Northern Transvaal but was renamed for the Limpopo River.
