Places & Areas

1. Polokwane

   Usage

   Capital of Limpopo and the main hub for travel around the province

   Grammar Note

   Said to come from Sepedi and to mean "place of safety". Written in its sign and map spelling

2. Tzaneen

   Usage

   Town in north-eastern Limpopo, known for orchards, tea estates and the forested highlands nearby

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

3. Magoebaskloof

   Usage

   Forested highlands with waterfalls near Tzaneen, popular for drives and hikes

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

4. Mapungubwe

   Usage

   Iron Age kingdom site by the Limpopo River; a World Heritage Site and national park

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

5. Kruger National Park

   Usage

   One of South Africa's largest wildlife reserves; its northern part lies in Limpopo

   Grammar Note

   Sign spelling. Sepedi texts also write it Lešoka la Diphoofolo la Kruger (the Kruger animal park)

6. Musina

   Usage

   Town near the Zimbabwe border at the northern end of the N1 highway

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

7. Thohoyandou

   Usage

   Main town of the Venda area in northern Limpopo

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

8. Modjadji

   Usage

   Home of the Lobedu Rain Queen; the nature reserve here protects a cycad forest

   Grammar Note

   Modjadji is also the title of the Lobedu queen. Written in its sign and map spelling

9. Mokopane

   Usage

   Town in the Waterberg area, close to the Makapansgat fossil site

   Grammar Note

   The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

10. Bela-Bela

    Usage

    Hot-spring resort town on the N1 highway

    Grammar Note

    The name repeats bela "boil", after the hot springs. Written with a hyphen. Written in its sign and map spelling

11. Lephalale

    Usage

    Waterberg town near the Botswana border, known for coal and power generation

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

12. Hoedspruit

    Usage

    Gateway town to Kruger National Park with many private game reserves around it

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

13. Phalaborwa

    Usage

    Mining town with its own gate into Kruger National Park

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

14. Haenertsburg

    Usage

    Small village in the Magoebaskloof highlands with cafes and guesthouses

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

15. Sekhukhune

    Usage

    Mountainous region that is the Pedi heartland; also the name of a district

    Grammar Note

    Named after the 19th-century Pedi king Sekhukhune. Written in its sign and map spelling

16. Marakele

    Marakele National Park

    Usage

    National park in the Waterberg mountains known for steep cliffs and wildlife

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

17. Soutpansberg

    Usage

    Mountain range in northern Limpopo, good for hiking and scenery

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

18. Giyani

    Usage

    Town in north-eastern Limpopo in an area where many people speak Xitsonga

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

19. Burgersfort

    Usage

    Mining town in the Sekhukhune area

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

20. Lebowakgomo

    Usage

    Town near Polokwane where the provincial legislature sits

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

21. Tshipise

    Usage

    Mineral hot-spring resort near Musina

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

22. Moria

    Usage

    Headquarters of the Zion Christian Church near Polokwane; a very large Easter gathering is held here

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

23. Limpopo

    Usage

    South Africa's northernmost province, home to Pedi, Venda and Tsonga communities

    Grammar Note

    The province and the river share the same spelling. Written in its sign and map spelling

24. Thabazimbi

    Usage

    Mining town close to Marakele National Park

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

25. Modimolle

    Usage

    Town on the N1 highway; older signs may still say Nylstroom

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

26. Mookgophong

    Usage

    Town on the N1 highway; older signs may still say Naboomspruit

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

27. Tshwane

    Usage

    Name of the metropolitan area that includes Pretoria; the usual starting point for trips north

    Grammar Note

    The same spelling is used in Sepedi texts. Written in its sign and map spelling

28. Pretoria

    Usage

    Administrative capital; the road to Limpopo runs north from here

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

29. Johannesburg

    Usage

    Largest city; most visitors flying in pass through it on the way to Limpopo

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

30. OR Tambo International Airport

    Usage

    Johannesburg's international airport; from here you continue to Polokwane by road or a domestic flight

    Grammar Note

    Sign spelling. Sepedi texts write it Boemafofane bja Boditšhabatšhaba bja OR Tambo

31. Polokwane International Airport

    Usage

    Main airport of Limpopo

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

32. Letaba

    Usage

    River in north-eastern Limpopo; also the name of a rest camp in Kruger National Park

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

33. Blouberg

    Usage

    Mountain and nature reserve in northern Limpopo

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

34. Thulamela

    Usage

    Iron Age stone-walled ruins in the northern part of Kruger National Park

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

35. Pafuri

    Usage

    Far northern part of Kruger National Park, with riverside forest and many birds

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

36. Makapansgat

    Usage

    Valley near Mokopane where fossils of early hominins were found

    Grammar Note

    The place name is written in its sign and map spelling, not as a phonetic transcription

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