Mankweng

Mankweng
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Coordinates:23.886°S 29.718°E/-23.886; 29.718
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Area
• Total	11.97 km2(4.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	33,738
• Density	2,800/km2(7,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
•Black African	98.0%
•Coloured	0.8%
•Indian/Asian	0.3%
•White	0.6%
• Other	0.3%
First languages(2011)
•Northern Sotho	87.5%
•Tsonga	2.9%
•English	2.0%
•Venda	1.9%
• Other	5.7%
Time zone	UTC+2(SAST)
Postal code(street)	0727
PO box	0727

Mankweng,also calledTurfloop,is atownshipinCapricorn District Municipalityin theLimpopoprovince ofSouth Africa,and home to theUniversity of Limpopo.It is a university township. Mankweng or Turfloop is also the de facto name for the neighbourhoods surrounding the township and the university, though relatively small to the likes ofGrahamstown.It is located about 27 km east of Polokwane on theR71road toMoriaandTzaneen.

History

Mankweng developed in the 1960s when theUniversity-College of the Northwas established by the apartheid regime in pursuit of its policy of racially segregated education.It was the hometown of the lateANC Youth Leaguepresident,Peter Mokaba.

University of Limpopo and Mankweng Hospital

Mankweng as a community is very dynamic, and draws skilled professionals into the area because the area houses a leading regional hospital,Mankweng Campus Hospital,a university (in the form ofUniversity of Limpopo), a regional Magistrate court, and a public library. In recent times, the area has been growing rapidly with local residents next to the University converting their homes into rental space in order to house the growing population of students from many parts of the country, with some coming from as far as East and North Africa.

Transport

Transport to Mankweng fromPolokwaneranges from buses to minibus taxis and private taxi services.

The R71 which is the main road to Mankweng andTzaneenhas more than a million vehicles driving on it daily, and congestion usually is seen in the morning and afternoons.

Mankweng is a hub for villages around it, so transport is at place for those travelling to and from Mankweng. Moria, theZCCchurch grounds, is only a few kilometers away from Mankweng and so during Easter and during any other church event, people from all overSouth Africamake a stop at Paledi Mall to freshen up before continuing with the journey to ZCC.

The main public bus services which operate around Mankweng are Great North Transport, Madodi and Bahwaduba Bus Service which is a bus service belonging to the ZCC. There's also acommunity websitethat caters for news, business directory and others