Vivo, South Africa Explained

Vivo
Pushpin Map:South Africa Limpopo#South Africa
Coordinates:-23.043°N 29.277°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limpopo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Capricorn
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Blouberg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:308
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:0924
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:0924
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:015

Vivo is a small farming town in the Blouberg Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality in the northern part of Limpopo province, South Africa.

The town lies south of the Brak River, in a gap between the Soutpansberg and the Blouberg Range, some 72 km west of Louis Trichardt. The name is thought to be derived from Sepedi Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: phefo, ‘cold wind’, though it has been stated that the hills resemble the spelling of ‘Vivo’ when seen from a certain angle.[2] The towns located closest to Vivo are Alldays and Makhado. The main economic activities in the area are mining, farming and conservation. The town once had a boarding school that hosted local farm children as well as various others from bigger cities as far as Johannesburg. Known as a military-type institution with very poor conditions for students, the school closed in the mid-1990s. The school with full primary school and secondary school facilities with a hostel reopened and is fully functional. The town has a post office, a filling station and a small convenience store. For larger purchases residents would have to travel to one of the neighbouring towns.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dwaf.gov.za/dir_ws/wsnis/default.asp?nStn=pg_reports&cid=3&SAID=&SASID=&Prov=5&cursecAuthorityCode=&curLinkID=&curYear=10&curEntityID=C9A72A092&curReportID=208&curParams=@UserNr&curlevelid=4 Water Services National Information System - Community Report
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 461.