Bela-Bela

Province

Bela -Bela (until 2002: Warmbaths or hot bath ) is a city in the South African province of Limpopo. It is located in the homonymous municipality in the district of Waterberg. The city has 45,001 inhabitants (as of 2011). The name comes from the Northern Sotho term bela, the, cooking ' means. It refers to the natural hot springs for which Bela -Bela is known. Approximately 22,000 liters of 53 ° C warm water flow per hour from the source. The source water contains a lot of sodium chloride, calcium carbonate and other salts, which are suitable for the treatment of rheumatism.

Geography

Bela -Bela is situated on the border with Gauteng about 100 kilometers north of Pretoria and is situated at an altitude of 1098 meters above sea level.

The average rainfall in Bela-Bela is 478 millimeters. Most precipitation falls in the summer (November to March). The lowest amount of rainfall, there are an average of 0 millimeters in June. Most precipitation falls in January (94 mm). The average high temperature in Bela -Bela varies from 19.9 ° C in June to 28.7 ° C in January. The coldest month is July. Here are the minimum average night at 2.7 ° C.

History

The thermal springs were discovered by the Tswana in the early 19th century. In 1873, the spa Harting castle was founded in the sources. However Harting castle until the visitors of the sources hardly inhabitants, as most people the main town of the district, Nylstroom preferred to.

In 1903 the British government appointed the place to Warmbaths; in the vernacular of the place was previously called that. 1960 was the place the municipal law. After that the tourism industry began to develop.