Tzaneen is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is situated in a high rainfall fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 square kilometres region. It is Limpopo's second largest town after Polokwane. About 475,000 people reside within a 30 km radius, with the town itself holding a population of 14,571, according to the 2011 census.