Coordinates: 22°55′55″S 30°28′01″E / 22.932°S 30.467°E / -22.932; 30.467

Sibasa

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Tshivhase pronounced as tshibasa
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CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
MunicipalityThulamela
 • Councillor(ANC)
Area
 • Total
3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
4,314
 • Density1,270/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
 • Black African100.0%
First languages (2001)
 • Venda96.2%
 • Tsonga2.0%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0970
PO box
0970
Area code015

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.

The town is 72 km north-north-east of Louis Trichardt. It was named after a Venda chief, Tshivhase.[2]

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