Nkowankowa
Nkowankowa is a large township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality (Mopani District), east of Tzaneen. Most residents are Xitsonga-speaking (about 22,500 people in the 2011 census), and the township has one of the larger township industrial parks in South Africa.
History
Nkowankowa developed as a township under the former Gazankulu homeland administration. Government programmes between 1982 and 1993 established a large industrial park there. Nkowankowa Plaza, a shopping centre of about 9,000 m² on Makaringe Street, opened around 2020.
Getting there
About 15 km east of Tzaneen by road, reached from Tzaneen via the R71 (Tzaneen–Letsitele/Phalaborwa road) and the Letaba Hospital area. Minibus taxis and shuttle services run between Nkowankowa and Tzaneen.
Weather & climate
Subtropical Lowveld climate: hot, humid summers with most rain falling between November and March, and mild, dry winters.
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Bankuna High School
A public secondary school in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
Hudson Ntsanwisi Senior Secondary School
A public secondary school in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
Meridian College Nkowankowa
A combined school (primary and secondary grades) in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
Nkowankowa Lower Primary School
A public primary school in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
Nkowankowa Plaza
A shopping centre of about 9,084 m² on Makaringe Street in Nkowankowa-B, built from 2019 and opened around April 2020.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
Ritavi Senior Primary School
A public senior primary school in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
St George College
A combined school (primary and secondary grades) in Nkowankowa.
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Nkowankowa, Limpopo
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