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Kalkspruit

Coordinates: 23°46′59″S 29°09′50″E / 23.783°S 29.164°E / -23.783; 29.164
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Kalkspruit
Ga-Maraba
Kalkspruit is located in Limpopo
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit is located in South Africa
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit is located in Africa
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit is located in Earth
Kalkspruit
Kalkspruit
Coordinates: 23°46′59″S 29°09′50″E / 23.783°S 29.164°E / -23.783; 29.164
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictCapricorn
MunicipalityPolokwane
Government
 • CouncillorMathonzi (Kgosi Gadi Maraba)
Area
 • Total5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,012
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.5%
 • Coloured0%
 • Indian/Asian0%
 • White0%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho53.5%
 • S. Ndebele45%
 • Tsonga1.5%
 • Zulu0%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
0705

Kalkspruit (also known as Ga-Maraba) is a large village in Ga-Mashashane in the Polokwane Local Municipality Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The village is located on the Matlala Road about 30km west of the city of Polokwane. Kalkspruit is also home to two famous South Africans. The late legendary Jazz singer Jonas Gwangwa and Winnie Serite, After completing her studies in 2000, she cut her teeth in television working for Isidingo, spending eight years on the scriptwriting team and who is also the creator of the soapie drama skeem saam.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Kalkspruit". Census 2011.