Chuniespoort (recently Chuenespoort) is a mountain pass situated in the

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...

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 ...

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. 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

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References

Populated places in the Polokwane Local Municipality Mountain passes of Limpopo {{Limpopo-geo-stub