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Lebowa

• former homeland (Bantustan) and autonomous national state in the Republic of South Africa

Contents

• Flag

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flag

1972–1994,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen

Map

Source: Wikipedia (D)

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(Source: Library of Congress)

Numbers and Facts

Area: 8.430 square miles

Inhabitants: 2.924.584 (1992), mostly Pedi

Density of Population: 347 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Lebowakgomo, 35.087 inh. (2011)

Languages: Sotho dialect (Pedi), English, Afrikaans

Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT + 2 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1969 · establishment of the homeland Lebowa (for Pedi)

1972 · South Africa grants autonomy

27th of April 1994 · new constitution for South Africa, official abolition of the racial segregation, dissolution of the homelands

Source: Wikipedia (D), World Statesmen

Origin of the Country's Name

The word "Lebowa" comes from the northern dialect of the language of the Sotho. It means "north".

Source: Wikipedia (D)

Kindly supported by: Ralf Fischer (D)