GPS Coordinate of

Thohoyandou South Africa

Central address: Unnamed Road, Tshadzume, Thohoyandou, 0971, South Africa

Elevation: 773.010
Time Zone: Africa/Harare

Latitude: 22° 52' 42.7476'' S
Longitude: 30° 28' 54.642'' E

Thohoyandou is a town/City in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda. Thohoyandou was built at Tshiluvhi which was under Khosi vho Netshiluvhi. Construction started in 1977 with P East and P West residential area/location as R293 town, a shopping centre and Venda Government buildings. The Netshiluvhis were the first occupants of the area as far back as 1400 AD, i.e. after the collapse of Mapungubwe Kingdom. They were forcefully removed from this area between 1960 and 1970 by the apartheid government of the Venda Bantustan under khosi vho Mphephu Ramabulana. The name Tshiluvhi comes from the Venda word "luvha" which means to pay homages or respect. The former Venda president built his palace and his ministerial resident at Tshiluvhis chiefs kraal as they were already moved by the apartheid government. The following leaders and their subject under Netshiluvhi were forcefully removed from their areas. Some of the Netshiluvhi are known by different names: Malima, Khorommbi, Mathomu, Magidi, and Mudau. The name Tshiluvhi was totally stricken out and replaced by Thohoyandou as per the then government, and was left as a name of a primary school.

GPS coordinate of Thohoyandou, South Africa

The latitude of Thohoyandou is -22.878541, and the longitude is 30.481845. Thohoyandou is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 22° 52' 42.7476'' S and 30° 28' 54.642'' E. The elevation of Thohoyandou is 773.010, the time zone is Africa/Harare.