Chuniespoort (recently Chuenespoort
) is a mountain pass situated in the
Limpopo Province, on the
R37, the road between
Polokwane and
Lebowakgomo
Lebowakgomo is the seat of the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality and was the capital of the former Bantustan of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies 45 km southeast of the Limpopo capital of Polokwane. The majority of Lebowakgomo's inhabitants speak Se ...
,
South Africa. The river flowing through this gorge of the
Strydpoort Mountains is known as the
Chunies River, one of the tributaries of the
Olifants River.
Etymology
The pass is named for an African leader, whose name would be spelled ''Tshwene'' in modern
Northern Sotho orthography.
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References
Populated places in the Polokwane Local Municipality
Mountain passes of Limpopo
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