Sibasa

Sibasa is a village in Limpopo Province, South Africa and the former capital city of Venda bantustan. When Venda was declared independent in 1979, the capital was moved to Ṱhohoyanḓou.

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Tshivhase pronounced as tshibasa
Tshivhase pronounced as tshibasa Show map of Limpopo Tshivhase pronounced as tshibasa Show map of South Africa Tshivhase pronounced as tshibasa Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 22°55′55″S 30°28′01″E / 22.932°S 30.467°E / -22.932; 30.467
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Vhembe
Municipality	Thulamela
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	4,314
• Density	1,270/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001) [1]
• Black African	100.0%
First languages (2001) [1]
• Venda	96.2%
• Tsonga	2.0%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0970
PO box	0970
Area code	015
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The town is 72 km north-north-east of Louis Trichardt. It was named after a Venda chief, Tshivhase.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Sub Place Sibasa". Census 2001.
2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 404.

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