Polokwane

Polokwane Pietersburg
City
Part of the CBD City Centre
Seal Coat of arms
Nickname:  The City of Stars
Motto:  Unity - Equity - Progress - Prosperity
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Coordinates: 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E / 23.90000°S 29.45000°E / -23.90000; 29.45000
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Established	1886
Founded by	Voortrekkers
Named for	Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Government
• Type	Local Municipality
• Body	Polokwane Municipality
• Executive Mayor	Thembi Nkadimeng (ANC)
• Mayor	John Mpe
Area [1]
• Total	106.84 km2 (41.25 sq mi)
Elevation	1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	130,028
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	74.4%
• Coloured	3.7%
• Indian/Asian	3.1%
• White	18.2%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sepedi	45.9%
• Afrikaans	19.8%
• English	10.3%
• Venda	6.7%
• Other	17.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0699
PO box	0700
Area code	015
Bird	Northern royal albatross
Flower	Blue squill
Website	www.polokwane.gov.za

Polokwane (UK: /ˌpɒləˈkwɑːni/,^[2] meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho^[3][4][5]), also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is the country's largest urban centre north of Gauteng. It was one of the nine host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.