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Town Thohoyandou

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Located in South Africa :: Limpopo  :: Thohoyandou
Category: Places :: Town

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Thohoyandou is named after an old ruler, Thoho-Ya-Ndou, whose name meant 'head of the elephant' in Tshivenda. The city has many fruit markets, street vendors, and students attending the University of Venda. Agriculture in the area includes coffee and tea plantations, banana plantations, sub-tropical fruit, tobacco and maize.

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Address :  Limpopo, South Africa
Cellphone Reception :  Good Main Cellular Network :  All major networks.

Destination Information
Police Hospital Doctor Petrol Diesel Shops Shopping Centre Bank ATM Internet Cafe Lodging Camping Butchery Bakery Liquor Restaurant Pharmacy Airfield Car Rental Tyre Repair Tyre Sales Mechanical Repair Towing Service
Police Telephone :  +27(0)15 960 1097
Hospital Telephone :  +27(0)15 963 1071
Doctor Telephone :  +27(0)15 962 3485
Towing Service Telephone :  +27(0)72 519 3637
Petrol Type :  Leaded & Unleaded, Lead Replacement.
Diesel Type :  50&500ppm, Diesel Extra.

Activities
Game Viewing Game Drives Hiking Trails Guided Walks Fishing Swimming Canoeing Bird Watching

Travelling Information

Hospital no. for Hayani Public Hospital. Bakery found in the Spar/Shoprite. Liquor also to be bought at Tops and Shoprite. Take-away restaurants available.


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“Thohoyandou became the capital of the former bantustan of Venda, while Dzanani is the traditional capital of Venda and the home of the VhaVenda kings. Thohoyandou name means "head of the elephant" in the Venda language, and was the name of one of the VhaVenda kings. Thohoyandou was built at Tshiluvhi which was under Khosi vho Netshiluvhi. Construction started in 1977 with P East and P West residential area/location as R293 town, a shopping centre and Venda Government buildings. The Netshiluvhis were the first occupants of the area as far back as 1400 AD, i.e. after the collapse of Mapungubwe Kingdom. They were forcefully removed from this area between 1960 and 1970 by the apartheid government of the Venda Bantustan under khosi vho Mphephu Ramabulana. The name Tshiluvhi comes from the Venda word "luvha" which means to pay damages or respect. The former Venda president built his palace and his ministerial resident at Tshiluvhis chiefs kraal as they were already moved by the apartheid government. The following leaders and their subject under Netshiluvhi were forcefully removed from their areas. Some of the Netshiluvhi are known by different names: Malima, Khorommbi, Mathomu, Magidi, and Mudau. The name Tshiluvhi was totally stricken out and replaced by Thohoyandou as per the then government, and was left as a name of a primary school. Thohoyandou was established and built at a large portion of the village of Tshiluvhi in the late 1970s. It was established by president Patrick Ramaano Mphephu who was the Prime Minister of the Venda Bantustan. Thohoyandou became the capital of Venda when Venda was declared a republic in 1979, and Thovhele ´Mphephu became the President of the Republic of Venda. Thohoyandou became the centre and economic hub of the Republic of Venda. (Tsidi Mzansi Historian)” - Chris Smit, 2025/05/12

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