Louis Trichardt
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Louis Trichardt (formerly Trichardtsdorp, and Makhado from 2003 to 2014), informally shortened to Louis Tri (/lʊɪstriː/), is a town at the foot of Songozwi, in the Soutpansberg mountain range in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the centre of the Makhado Local Municipality, which comprises 16,000 km² with a population of 270,000 (2001). Louis Trichardt is located in a fertile region where litchis, bananas, mangoes and nuts are produced. The N1 National Route runs through the town. Louis Trichardt is 437 kilometres from Johannesburg and one hour's drive from the Zimbabwean border at Beitbridge. Louis Trichardt was known for a time as Makhado, but it was changed back to Louis Trichardt.[2] Vleifontein, Elim, Tshikota, Madombidzha, Makhado Park and Dzanani surround the town in all directions.
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Louis Trichardt | |
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Coordinates: 23°03′S 29°54′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Vhembe |
Municipality | Makhado |
Established | 1946 |
Area | |
• Total | 56.42 km2 (21.78 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 25,360 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 72.7% |
• Coloured | 1.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 5.7% |
• White | 20.0% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Venda | 39.5% |
• Afrikaans | 22.8% |
• English | 11.7% |
• Northern Sotho | 6.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0920 |
PO box | 0920 |
Area code | 015 |