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Bela-Bela

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Not to be confused with Bella Bella (disambiguation).

Bela-Bela
Warmbaths
Coat of arms of Bela-Bela
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Salus et vita
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CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
MunicipalityBela-Bela
Established1873
Area
[1]
 • Total
23.29 km2 (8.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
45,001
 • Density1,932/km2 (5,004/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African89.1%
 • Coloured1.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White8.2%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Northern Sotho43.0%
 • Tswana18.1%
 • Tsonga12.4%
 • Afrikaans9.4%
 • Other17.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0480
Area code014

Bela-Bela (Tswana/Pedi for "the pot that boils")[2] - formerly known as Warmbaths, Afrikaans: Warmbad[3]- is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Deriving its name from the geothermic hot springs around which the town was built.

The town is situated in the Waterberg District of the Limpopo Province. It lies off the N1 road between Pretoria and Polokwane (Pietersburg). Its hot springs produce 22,000 litres per hour at 52 °C (126 °F).[4]

The main hot springs holiday resort (previously run by state-owned company Aventura, formerly called Overvaal[5])[6] in the town is still branded Warmbaths.[7]

History

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Slides and pools in the hot springs resort

When the Tswana tribes first moved into the region in the 1800s, they discovered hot springs in the area.[8]

The Voortrekker Carl Van Heerden established the first Boer farm in what is now Bela-Bela and called it Het Bad. In 1873, President Burgers' Transvaal government bought the land and established a resort called Hartingsburg after the prominent Dutch biologist Pieter Harting.[3] The British occupied the town during the Anglo-Boer War, and renamed the post office Warm Baths in 1903, and proclaimed the boundaries of Warmbaths to be the entire farm of Het Bad.[2]

In 1920 Warmbaths was proclaimed a township (in the legal, not racial sense) and the township was designed by architect John Abraham Moffat[9] in that year. In 1950, it became a magisterial district. In 1932 Warmbaths became a village town and was established as a town council in 1960.[2]

Called Warmbaths in English, the Afrikaans name for the town was Warmbad.[3]

On 14 June 2002[10] the South African government officially renamed the town Bela-Bela (meaning "boiling boiling").[11]

Climate

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Climate data for Bela-Bela (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40
(104) 		37
(99) 		37
(99) 		34
(93) 		32
(90) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		33
(91) 		37
(99) 		38
(100) 		38
(100) 		39
(102) 		40
(104)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		26
(79) 		24
(75) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		24
(75) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17
(63) 		17
(63) 		15
(59) 		12
(54) 		7
(45) 		3
(37) 		3
(37) 		6
(43) 		10
(50) 		14
(57) 		15
(59) 		16
(61) 		11
(52)
Record low °C (°F) 9
(48) 		10
(50) 		3
(37) 		2
(36) 		−2
(28) 		−8
(18) 		−6
(21) 		−6
(21) 		−3
(27) 		3
(37) 		6
(43) 		7
(45) 		−8
(18)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120
(4.7) 		84
(3.3) 		74
(2.9) 		37
(1.5) 		7
(0.3) 		6
(0.2) 		2
(0.1) 		5
(0.2) 		16
(0.6) 		58
(2.3) 		101
(4.0) 		124
(4.9) 		634
(25.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12 9 9 6 2 1 1 1 2 8 11 13 74
Source: South African Weather Service[12]

Education

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Bela Bela has proven to be a town of intellectual importance through its academic achievements. The town is home to schools like Albert Luthuli Primary School, Bela Bela High school, Hleketane Primary School, Hoërskool Warmbad, Jinnah Park Primary School, Khabele Primary School, Laerskool Warmbad, Maope Secondary School, Mmamakwa Primary School, Mmampatile Primary School, Raeleng High School, Spa Park Primary, Settlers Agricultural High School and Ulando Secondary School.

Notable people

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AB de Villiers

Jack Mithileni

Former Lecturer and inspector of schools who started his teaching career and education journey by being a teacher at Mphe-Mphe Primary School in the Waterberg District.

Abel J. Mokwena

Formally known as IVERSONN014 is one many notable musical artists that grew a stable following on various platforms.

See also

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References

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