Namakgale (Q250300)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Namakgale is a large township lying 12 km outside Phalaborwa in Mopani District in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Its nearest neighbouring townships are Lulekani, Makhushane, Maseke and Mashishimale on the R71 road to Gravelotte (GaMaenetje). It is next to the Kruger National Park on the north eastern part of the Limpopo province previously Northern Transvaal. The township enjoys the annual Marula festival during the months of February and March, when the ripe Marula fruit harvest is at its peak, and the Marula traditional beer is brewed. This is home to the Amarula liqueur is harvested, and the pulp is shipped to Cape Town for further processing. The citizens of Namakgale will enjoy the Mopani worms first harvest during March and April, and the second harvest in December. the Mopani tree and the Morula tree are very important to the residents of the Namakgale as they bring important community subsistence farming.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Namakgale is een plaats in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie Limpopo. Namakgale telt ongeveer 36.500 inwoners in 2011.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Namakgale is 'n groot township naby Phalaborwa in die ooste van die Limpopoprovinsie, Suid-Afrika. Dit val onder die beheer van die Ba-Phalaborwa Plaaslike Munisipaliteit wat onder die Mopani-distriksmunisipaliteit ressorteer. Nabygeleë dorpe sluit in Phalaborwa (12 km), Lulekani (10 km), Makhushane en Ga-Mashishimale op die R71 provinsiale pad na Gravelotte. In 2011 het die dorp 'n bevolking van 36 365 gehad.

Wikidata location: -23.9380, 31.0280 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Namakgale (OSM), 1.16 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Namakgale
is_in: Limpopo, South Africa
place: suburb
source: sagns
sagns_id: 109819
wikidata: Q250300

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