Nkowankowa is a township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

It is home to soccer development team called Nkowankowa Barcelona FC[2] and Ritavi cross warriors athletics club.

[3] The township hosts one of the biggest industrial parks located in a Township around the country as an effect of government intervention between 1982 and 1993.

[4] Nkowankowa has various primary and secondary schools:[5] Primary Schools: Intermediate School: Secondary Schools: Combined Schools: Former Limpopo premier and now deputy minister of police, Cassel Mathale, former public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, 2019 Limpopo Sports Awards nominee Gladwin Khosa (Blue Bulls Rugby Union/Limpopo), Ebony Khama, long distance runner Samuel Ntsan'wisi and also upcoming sprinter Tiyani Mitshabe come from Nkowankowa.

Notable shops in Nkowankowa include: Highpoint Supermarket and Restaurant, Muyi Enterprise, Miami Chicken Grill, Chisa Grill, Chicken Kwasa and Limitless Cakes, Confectionery and Empire dot creative