Phalaborwa (translated to English as better than the south; phala means better than and borwa means south ) is a town in the Mopani District Municipality , Limpopo province, South Africa .
6-576: Lulekani (nicknamed Lukcity) is a township 13 km outside Phalaborwa in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa . Lulekani is close to Kruger National Park Border and has two main shopping centers and is also home to a restaurant. There is a Lulekani stadium just few hundred meters from Lulekani Shoprite. The neighboring townships of Lulekani is Namakgale , Majeje (Benfarm), Makhushwane and Mashishimale on
12-612: Is home to Palabora Mining . The massive open pit mine, nearly 2,000 meters across, is Africa's widest manmade hole. Founded in 1951, Foskor's Mining Division in Phalaborwa mines phosphate rock (foskorite and pyroxenite), from which Foskor's Acid Division in Richards Bay produces phosphoric acid and phosphate-based granular fertilisers for local and international markets. The opencast mine in Phalaborwa, in South Africa's Limpopo Province, has
18-669: Is located near the confluence of the Ga-Selati River and the Olifants , halfway up along the western border of the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld. It is the only town in South Africa that borders Kruger National Park . The border with Mozambique is two hours away. Various private game reserves nearly surround Phalaborwa. Hans Merensky Golf Estate is situated on the outskirts. Nearby natural attractions are Blyde River Canyon ,
24-617: The R71 road to Gravelotte . During the Census of 2011, the population of Lulekani and its neighbouring township Humulani counted 40 225. This Limpopo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Phalaborwa The name "Ba-Phalaborwa" was given to the area by the Sotho tribes who moved there from the south. It means "better than the south". The Sotho mined and smelted copper and iron ore there by 400 AD. It
30-705: The Three Rondavels , God's Window and Bourke's Luck Potholes ; the Tzaneen fruit farms and Hoedspruit game farms can all be visited within a day. Masorini, near Phalaborwa gate, is a reconstructed Ba-Phalaborwa hill village, with huts, grain storage areas, and an iron smelting site. Two townships, Namakgale and Lulekani are where the Pedi and Tsonga reside. Rural areas such as Mashishimale, Humulani, Kurhula (Matshama Hi Nkano), Ben Farm (Majeje), Makushane and Ga-Maseke.Ga-selwane.majeje 3 and prieska are there. Phalaborwa
36-426: The capacity to yield 2.6 million tons per annum of phosphate rock concentrate from processing 35 million tons of ore per annum. Once crushed, milled, concentrated and dried, most of the phosphate rock concentrate is railed to Foskor's processing plant in Richards Bay, 800 km away on the country's east coast. Tourism and wildlife play a dominant role in the economy. Phalaborwa Airport is a commercial airport serving
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