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John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
Gamagara Local Municipality

Kathu

Kathu is a town in , and the iron ore capital of the province. Its name means "town under the trees", after the Camel Thorn forest it is situated in.
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Kathu

Latitude
-27.69583° or 27° 41′ 45″ south
Longitude
23.05° or 23° 3′ east
Population
11,500
Elevation
1,233 metres (4,045 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA KTU
Open location code
5G458332+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262720773
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
991664
Wiki­data ID
Q1736557
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venda—“Kathu” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kathu”
  • Asturian: “Kathu”
  • Cebuano: “Kathu”
  • Chinese: “卡图”
  • Chinese: “卡圖”
  • Dutch: “Kathu (Zuid-Afrika)”
  • Dutch: “Kathu”
  • Estonian: “Kathu”
  • German: “Kathu”
  • Italian: “Kathu”
  • Malagasy: “Kathu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kathu”
  • Norwegian: “Kathu”
  • Pedi: “Kathu”
  • Polish: “Kathu”
  • Spanish: “Kathu”
  • Venda: “Kathu”

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