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Pretoria Sotho (called Sepitori by its speakers) [33] is the urban lingua franca of Pretoria and the Tshwane metropolitan area in South Africa. It is a combination of Tswana and Northern Sotho (Pedi) , with influences from Tsotsitaal and other black South African languages.
South Africa is divided into nine provinces. [1] On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, known as Bantustans, were reintegrated into the country, and the four provinces were increased to nine. The borders of Natal and the Orange Free State were retained, while the Cape Province and Transvaal were divided into ...
Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered the financial hub of South Africa; the financial activity is mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton.
6.3. 9. Gauteng. 18,178. 1.5. South Africa. 1,220,813. 100.0. The Prince Edward Islands, which are considered part of the Western Cape for legal purposes but are administered by the national Department of Environmental Affairs, are not included in this table; they have surface areas of 290 km 2 (Marion Island) and 45 km 2 (Prince Edward Island).
Since 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces: the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The boundaries of the provinces, which are specified in the national constitution, have been altered twice by constitutional amendment.
South Africa occupies the southern tip of Africa, its coastline stretching more than 2,850 kilometres (1,770 miles) from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic (western) coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then northeast to the border with Mozambique on the Indian (eastern) coast. The low-lying coastal zone is narrow for much ...
Region 6 – Pretoria East, Eersterust, Mamelodi, Shere Region 7 - Bronkhorstspruit and surrounds The wards in the regions are demarcated according to the number of voters. This is a list of suburbs in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, which includes the city of Pretoria and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
City becomes part of the newly established Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vaal province (later Gauteng). [1] Inauguration of South African president Nelson Mandela. Pro Arte Alphen Park was founded. 1996 Population: 692,348 city. [20] Area of city: 229 square miles. [1] South African Local Government Association headquartered in Pretoria. 2000