Thohoyandou

Thohoyandou is a town of about 70,000 people in the of . The capital of the Vhembe District Municipality, it is noted for its rich cultural heritage and history.
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  • Type: Town with 69,500 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Thoyas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden and Thohoyandou Stadium.

Garden
The is located in the north-east of province, South Africa. The garden is the 11th national botanical garden and principally hosts endemic plants from the Soutpansberg region.

Stadium
is a 20,000-capacity multi-purpose stadium in the town of Thohoyandou, in the province of , . It is mostly used for soccer matches, and is the home stadium of Black Leopards and Venda football clubs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sibasa.

Suburb
is a village in Limpopo Province, and the former capital city of the Venda Bantustan. When Venda, was declared independent in 1979, the capital was moved to Ṱhohoyanḓou. The town is 72 km north-north-east of .

Thohoyandou

Latitude
-22.9676° or 22° 58′ 4″ south
Longitude
30.4597° or 30° 27′ 35″ east
Population
69,500
Elevation
724 metres (2,375 feet)
IATA airport code
THY
United Nations Location Code
ZA THY
Open location code
5G9G2FJ5+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4564369375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
949224
Wiki­data ID
Q1025654
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Thohoyandou” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Thohoyandou”
  • Asturian: “Thohoyandou”
  • Bulgarian: “Тхохояндоу”
  • Cebuano: “Thohoyandou”
  • Chinese: “托霍延杜”
  • Chinese: “索赫燕杜”
  • Dutch: “Thohoyandou”
  • Estonian: “Thohoyandou”
  • French: “Thohoyandou”
  • German: “Thohoyandou”
  • Hebrew: “תוהויאנדו”
  • Italian: “Thohoyandou”
  • Japanese: “トホイアンドゥー”
  • Malagasy: “Thohoyandou”
  • Pedi: “Thohoyandou”
  • Polish: “Thohoyandou”
  • Portuguese: “Thohoyandou”
  • Romanian: “Thohoyandou”
  • Russian: “Тхохояндоу”
  • Shona: “Thohoyandou”
  • Slovenian: “Thohoyandou”
  • Ukrainian: “Тхохояндоу”
  • Urdu: “تھوہویانڈو”
  • Venda: “Thohoyandou”
  • Venda: “Thohoyanḓou”
  • Western Panjabi: “تھوہویانڈو”
  • Zulu: “IThohoyandou”

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