Modjadjiskloof | |
Native Name: | Duiwelskloof |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -23.7°N 38°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mopani |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Greater Letaba |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.99 |
Elevation M: | 875 |
Population Total: | 1815 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 47.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 2.8% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 47.9% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.5% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 43.7% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info2: | 23.3% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 12.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info4: | 9.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 11.0% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 0835 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 0835 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 015 |
Modjadjiskloof (formerly Duiwelskloof) is a small town situated at the foot of the escarpment in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
The town is 18 km north of Tzaneen. Surveyed in 1919 and proclaimed in 1920, it was administered by a village management board. The Sunland Baobab tree, that was located nearby, lost a large chunk of its main stem early in 2017 and the rest of the tree fell into pieces in April 2017.
The town was named in honour of Rain Queen Modjadji, hereditary ruler of the Balobedu people, the indigenous people of the area and at some stage the only ruling queen in South Africa.
The former name Duiwelskloof, Afrikaans for "Devil's ravine", was possibly given by virtue of the rugged, awe inspiring aspect, or because of the difficulty with which laden wagons trekked through it in the rainy season. Duiwelskloof was renamed Modjadjiskloof on 14 June 2004. Unlike most name changes, Duiwelskloof kept the Afrikaans suffix "-kloof" (meaning valley) in its new name.