Tzaneen

Province

Tzaneen is a South African town in the Limpopo province. It is the capital of the Greater Tzaneen municipality in the district of Mopani. The name probably comes from the Northern Sotho word tsaneng ( German: Rally Point ) or Tzana ( German: basket) for the location of the city, surrounded by hills.

Geography

Tzaneen 2011 had 14,571 inhabitants. The city is situated on the banks of the River Letaba. Your environment is densely populated. 2003 lived 489 474 people in the community Greater Tzaneen. The climate is subtropical with warm, rainy summers and mild winters. The average temperatures in summer 28 ° C and in winter 15 ° C. Tzaneen is situated at an altitude of 724 meters above the sea level.

History

Tzaneen was founded in 1912 as part of a railway line construction. Before the city could be built, the malaria -causing Anopheles mosquitoes had to be fought. Until 1994, were to Tzaneen more regions of the Homelands Gazankulu and Lebowa, which are still densely populated. 2005 failed an attempt to name the city after the ANC activist Mark Shope, the resistance of many local politicians.

Economy and Transport

Tzaneen is situated in a fertile region that permits the cultivation of tropical and subtropical fruits such as mangoes, bananas, oranges and avocados. Around Tzaneen there are pine and eucalyptus plantations and yellow, Stink and ironwood trees ( Olea capensis, Vepris undulata ). There are numerous sawmills.

Among the sights around Tzaneen Tzaneen Dam Reservoir include the (previously: Fanie Botha Dam ), the pass Magoebaskloof, the Modjadji - Zykadeenwald and a tea growing area. In the vicinity are several wildlife sanctuaries. Outside the city is a sanctuary for the species of monkey Vervet.

Tzaneen is located on the railway line from Komatipoort after Musina on the border with Zimbabwe and at the junction of R36 and R71 highways. South of Tzaneen Tzaneen Airport, the airport is ( IATA code FATZ ).