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About Bela-Bela, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Bela-Bela (Tswana: The pot that boils) is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Deriving its name from the geothermic hot springs around which the town was built, it is widely known by the name Warmbaths, officially changed to the current name in 2002. Likewise, the Afrikaans name for the town was Warmbad before the name change. It was also previously called Hartingsburg until the early twentieth century.

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The town is situated in the Waterberg District of the Limpopo Province. It lies off the N1 road between Pretoria and Polokwane (Pietersburg). Its hot springs produce 22,000 litres per hour at 52 °C (126 °F).

The name Bela Bela literally means 'boil boil', referring to the hot springs. In recent years tourism has replaced agricultural activities. Tourism is the main source of income for the Bela-Bela area. The town is surrounded by hotels, lodges, guesthouses, nature reserves and game ranches. Since 1830 people have come to Bela-Bela to wallow in the natural mineral baths which are said to contain healing properties and now over a million tourists visit Bela-Bela annually. The climate is very mild throughout the year with a slight difference between winter and summer. Summer is warm and rainy with hot winds blowing from the northwest. In winter, the weather is dry and cloudless with cool to warm days and cold nights. The average temperature is between 12 and 39. Attractions include: Mineral springs; Aventura;Grave of Christina Pretorius; British Blockhouse; Carousel Casino and Entertainment World; Mokopa Reptile Park; Thaba Kwena Crocodile Farm; Bela-Bela Dam; Bela-Bela Waterfront; 4 x 4 routes; Game and hunting farms.

Bela-Bela History

When the Tswana tribes first moved in to the region in about the 1800s, they discovered hot springs in the area. The Voortrekker Carl Van Heerden established the first farm in what is now Bela-Bela and called it Het Bad. In 1873, President Burger's Transvaal government bought the land and established a resort called Hartingsburg after the prominent Dutch biologist Pieter Harting. The British occupied the town during the Anglo Boer War, and renamed the post office Warm Baths in 1903, and proclaimed the boundaries of Warmbaths to be the entire farm of Het Bad. In 1920 Warmbaths was proclaimed a township (in the legal, not racial sense) and the township was designed by architect John Abraham Moffat in that year. In 1950, it became a magisterial district. In 1932 Warmbaths became a village town and got a town council in 1960. On 14 June 2002 the South African government officially renamed the town to Bela-Bela (meaning "boiling boiling") Incorrect variations on this spelling can also be sometimes found, such as "Bella Bella"and "Bela Bela".

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