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Livegoals > Worldcup 2010 > Venues > Polokwane

Polokwane

Province

Limpopo.

Population

508,000.

Geography

Close to the Tropic of Capricorn; mainly grassland with rocky granite hills.

Altitude

1,310 metres.

Climate

Tropical. June and July are the driest and coolest months, but daytime temperatures are still around 19 C.

Pro Clubs

First Division: Black Leopards; Dynamos; Winners Park.

Introduction

The capital of South Africa’s most northern province and one of the fastest-growing cities in the southern hemisphere. The economic hub of Limpopo, Polokwane is surrounded by fertile agricultural land.

History

The city was founded during the gold rush of the 1880s and in 1886 Dutch settlers named it Pietersburg, the name by which it is still widely known, after a Voortrekker leader. In 1901 it was occupied by the British during the Anglo Boer War and 4000 people were kept in a concentration camp. Polokwane was given its new name, meaning "place of safety" in the Sotho language, as recently as 2005.

Local Football

Currently no Premier League team.

Things to do

- Polokwane Game Reserve, within easy reach of the city.
- Polokwane Bird and Reptile Park.
- Makapan’s Cave, famed for its yield of fossils, also features a monument to a siege in which hundreds died.
- Meropa Casino and Entertainment World.

Stadium

The new Peter Mokaba Stadium is named after a local hero in the struggle against apartheid. The design of the Stadium was inspired by the baobab tree, the so-called "upside-down tree", which is a feature of the region. The Stadium has a capacity of 45,000.