Mankweng

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Mankweng
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Coordinates: 23°53′10″S 29°43′05″E / 23.886°S 29.718°E / -23.886; 29.718
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Area [1]
• Total	11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	33,738
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.0%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.6%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	87.5%
• Tsonga	2.9%
• English	2.0%
• Venda	1.9%
• Other	5.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0727
PO box	0727

Mankweng, also called Turfloop,^[2] is a township in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa, and home to the University of Limpopo. It is a university township. Mankweng or Turfloop is also the de facto name for the neighbourhoods surrounding the township and the university, though relatively small to the likes of Grahamstown. It is located about 27 km east of Polokwane on the R71 road to Moria and Tzaneen.