Modjadjiskloof
Modjadjiskloof
Duiwelskloof | |
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  Modjadjiskloof  Modjadjiskloof | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′S 30°08′E / 23.700°S 30.133°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Greater Letaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 261,000 |
| • Density | 87,300/km2 (226,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 47.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
| • White | 47.9% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2023) | |
| • Afrikaans | 43.7% |
| • Northern Sotho | 23.3% |
| • English | 12.3% |
| • Tsonga | 9.7% |
| • Other | 11.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0835 |
| PO box | 0835 |
| Area code | 015 |
Modjadjiskloof (formerly Duiwelskloof) is a large town situated at the foot of the escarpment in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
The town is 18 km north of Tzaneen. Surveyed in 1919 and proclaimed in 1920, it was administered by an urban management board. The Sunland Baobab tree, that was located nearby, lost a large chunk of its main stem early in 2017 and the rest of the tree fell into pieces in April 2017. Panorama and Home 2000 are suburbs of Modjadjiskloof.Kgapane is a township of Modjadjiskloof.
The town was named in honour of Rain Queen Modjadji,[citation needed] hereditary ruler of the Lobedu people, the indigenous people of the area and at some stage the only ruling queen in South Africa. It is near to her royal compound in Khetlhakone village.[2][3][4]: 63
Name change
[edit]The former name Duiwelskloof, Afrikaans for "Devil's ravine", was possibly given by virtue of the rugged, awe inspiring aspect, or because of the difficulty with which laden wagons trekked through it in the rainy season. Duiwelskloof was renamed Modjadjiskloof on 14 June 2004. Unlike most name changes, Duiwelskloof kept the Afrikaans suffix "-kloof" (meaning valley) in its new name.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Modjadjiskloof". Census 2011.
- ↑ Sadike, Mashudu (2024). "New era for the Balobedu Royal Nation as Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII officially recognised". The Star. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Goitsemodimo, Gosiame Amy (6 September 2019). "Modjadji- The Rain Queen | National Museum Publications". Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Moagi, Lefatshe; Mtombeni, Butholezwi (2024). "The Modjadji Rain-Queendom of South Africa: Women as Guardians of the Traditional Mantle". In Dube, Musa; Musili, Telesia; Owusu-Ansah, Sylvia (eds.). African Women Legends and the Spirituality of Resistance. ISBN 9781003460978.
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