Chuniespoort

Chuniespoort
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Coordinates: 24°13′45″S 29°29′48″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Area [1]
• Total	1.91 km^2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,271
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	100.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	92.5%
• Tsonga	4.6%
• Zulu	1.0%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0745
PO box	0745
Area code	015

Chuniespoort (recently Chuenespoort[2]) is a mountain pass situated in the Limpopo Province, on the R37, the road between Polokwane and Lebowakgomo, South Africa. The river flowing through this gorge of the Strydpoort Mountains is known as the Chunies River, one of the tributaries of the Olifants River.[3]

Etymology

The pass is named for an African leader, whose name would be spelled Tshwene in modern Northern Sotho orthography.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Chuniespoort". Census 2011.
2. Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
3. "Environmental Management Framework for the Olifants and Letaba Rivers Catchment area" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.