Lephalale
Lephalale, formerly known as Ellisras, is a coal mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa immediately east of the Waterberg Coalfield. The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus who settled on a farm there in the 1930s.
- Town with about 17,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 820 metres (2,700 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code ELL
- …was formerly known as “Ellisras”
- Description: town in Limpopo, South Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onverwacht.
Lephalale
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Latitude
-23.68333° or 23° 41′ south
Longitude
27.73333° or 27° 44′ east
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Lephalale” goes by many names.
EllisrasAfrikaans
LephalaleAfrikaans
LephalaleAsturian
LephalaleCebuano
Lephalale (kapital sa munisipyo)Cebuano
莱帕拉莱Chinese
萊帕拉萊Chinese
LephalaleDutch
LephalaleEstonian
LephalaleItalian
レファラレJapanese
LephalalePedi
EllisrasPolish
LephalalePolish
LephalaleRomanian
ЛепхалалеRussian
Lephalale, LimpopoTumbuka
لیپھالالےUrdu
LephalaleVenda
ILephalaleZulu
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