Limpopo

Limpopo
Zulu	eLimpompo
Xhosa	eLimpompo
Afrikaans	Limpopo
Sepedi	Limpopo
Swazi	eLimbombo
Sesotho	Limpopo
Setswana	Limpopo
Xitsonga	Limpopo
Venda	Limpopo
Southern Ndebele	iLimphopho
Khoekhoe	Gõgõ!hub

Limpopo
Limpopo
Province
	Polokwane Capital of Limpopo Kruger National Park Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Peace, Unity and Prosperity
	Location of Limpopo in South Africa
	Coordinates: 24°S 29°E / 24°S 29°E
Country	South Africa
Established	27 April 1994
Capital	Polokwane
Districts	List Mopani; Vhembe; Capricorn; Waterberg; Sekhukhune;
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Phophi Ramathuba (ANC)
• Legislature	Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Area
• Total	125,754 km2 (48,554 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in South Africa
Highest elevation	2,126 m (6,975 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	5,404,868
• Rank	5th in South Africa
• Density	42.9797/km2 (111.317/sq mi)
• Rank	5th in South Africa
Population groups (2022)
• Black	96%
• White	3.1%
• Indian or Asian	0.5%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Other	0.1%
Languages (2022)
• Pedi	55.5%
• Venda	17.4%
• Tsonga	17.3%
• Afrikaans	2.3%
• Shona	1.6%
• Tswana	1.4%
• Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• English	1.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 code	ZA-LP
HDI (2019)	0.710; high · 3rd of 9
GDP	US$31.3 billion
Website	www.limpopo.gov.za

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Limpopo (/lɪmˈpoʊpoʊ/) is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is situated in Lebowakgomo.

The province is made up of three former Bantustans - Lebowa, Gazankulu and Venda - and part of the former Transvaal province. The Limpopo province was established as one of nine provinces after the 1994 South African general election. The province's name was first Northern Transvaal, and was changed to Northern Province on 28 June 1995, with two other provinces. The name was changed again in 2002 to Limpopo Province. Limpopo is made up of three main ethnic groups: the Pedi, the Tsonga and the Venda.

Traditional leaders and chiefs still form a strong backbone of the province's political landscape. Established in terms of the Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders Act, Act 5 of 2005, the Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders' main function is to advise the government and the legislature on matters related to custom, tradition, and culture, including developmental initiatives that affect rural communities. On 18 August 2017, Kgosi Malesela Dikgale was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders.