Tshipise

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tshipise

| pushpin_map = South Africa Limpopo#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|22.534|S|30.670|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Limpopo

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Vhembe

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Musina

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/965035 |title = Main Place Tshipise |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 1.50

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1052

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 98.8%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 =

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.6%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 =

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.7%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Venda

| demographics2_info1 = 94.8%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 1.0%

| demographics2_title3 =

| demographics2_info3 =

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 =

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 4.2%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 0901

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 0901

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 015

}}

Tshipise is a town in Vhembe District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Holiday resort 39 km south-east of Musina and 86 km north-east of Louis Trichardt. It was developed from 1936. Formerly spelt Chipise, the name is said to be derived from Tshivenḓa “tshisima tsha u fhisa”, ‘hot spring’, referring to the mineral springs at 65 °C.{{#tag:ref |{{cite web|last=Raper|first=R.E.|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n437/mode/2up|publisher=Human Science Research Council|accessdate=4 December 2013|page=438|year=1987}} |name=dosapn}}

Tshipise is best known for the resort, Tshipise a Forever Resort, that provides refuge for the Swaeltjies (Swallows), the nickname given to pensioned people travelling north to Tshipise a Forever Resort for the winter months. The Swaeltjies stay at the resort's caravan park mostly from April to August as the winter temperatures at Tshipise is around 24 °C during the day, making it a perfect winter vacation destination.