Beitbridge, South Africa
Beitbridge (Afrikaans: Beitbrug) is a town in Musina Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Beitbridge
Beitbrug | |
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Coordinates: 22.231°S 29.987°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Vhembe |
Municipality | Musina |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,001 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.2% |
• Coloured | 0.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 1.0% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Venda | 45.5% |
• Northern Sotho | 32.7% |
• English | 10.0% |
• Afrikaans | 6.4% |
• Other | 5.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Area code | 015 |
Beitbridge is a border crossing on the Limpopo River,[2] located just south of Beitbridge in Zimbabwe. It is the busiest border post in the region, handling as many as 500 trucks each day.[3] The bridge was named after mining financier Alfred Beit, who provided funds for its construction.[4]
Climate
Beitbridge has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
Climate data for Beitbridge | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
31 (1.2) |
22 (0.9) |
7 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
7 (0.3) |
24 (0.9) |
49 (1.9) |
61 (2.4) |
333 (13.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[5] |
References
- "Main Place Beitbridge". Census 2011.
- South Africa. Rough Guides. 2002. p. 739. ISBN 978-1-85828-853-6. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- Supee Teravaninthorn; Gaël Raballand (2009). Transport Prices and Costs in Africa: A Review of the Main International Corridors. World Bank Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8213-7655-3. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Beitbridge, Limpopo". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "Climate: Beitbridge". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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