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About Nkowankowa

Nkowakowa lies in the Letaba valley near Tzaneen, reached via the R71 and R36 through the Mopani citrus and tomato belt. Lenyenye and Letsitele are just 12 km off, Tzaneen Airport a quick 15 km hop, handy for those flying in. Longer hauls stretch to Gauteng and even KwaZulu-Natal. One fast EV charger sits nearby. The township itself was laid out in the 1960s under the old Gazankulu homeland, its numbered zones still visible today.

Where is Nkowankowa on the map?

Nkowankowa is in South Africa, at -23.888, 30.287 - about 19 km south-east of Tzaneen.

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The closest airport to Nkowankowa is Polokwane International Airport, 119 km (about 2 h 1 min by car).

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