Thabazimbi Local Municipality
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Thabazimbi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Waterberg District
of Limpopo
in South Africa
. The seat of Thabazimbi Local Municipality is Thabazimbi
.
Thabazimbi is an isiZulu
name meaning "iron mountain". The Zulu and Nyasa
speaking people worked on this mountain to mine iron.
Waterberg District Municipality
Waterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle . The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho . The district code is DC36.-Geography:...
of Limpopo
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of Thabazimbi Local Municipality is Thabazimbi
Thabazimbi
Thabazimbi is an iron mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is situated at the feet of the Ysterberg and is surrounded by the Witfonteinrand and Boshofberg with the majestic Kransberg in the background. The name Thabazimbi means mountain of iron because of the large iron ore...
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Thabazimbi is an isiZulu
Zulu language
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...
name meaning "iron mountain". The Zulu and Nyasa
Nyasa
Nyasa, also spelled Nyassa or Niassa, is a common word for "lake" in the languages spoken around what is now known as Lake Malawi. In the colonial period that lake was called Lake Nyasa and Malawi was named Nyasaland....
speaking people worked on this mountain to mine iron.