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Pretoria
Located in
South Africa :: Gauteng
:: Pretoria
Category:
Places :: Capital City
Pretoria is the administrative capital city of South Africa, often referred to as the Jacaranda city because of many Jacaranda trees planted in streets and parks. Situated on the Northern part of Gauteng, within the greater metropolitan area of Tswane. The town was named after the Pretorius family who lived there in the 1850s and today falls under the Tswane Metropolitan Municipality. Various major attractions found in the city includes the Union building, Kruger house museum, Voortrekker-monument, Wonderboom nature reserve & the National Zoological gardens to mention just a few. (Updated Dec-12).
| Address : | Tshwane Tourism Information Centre, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
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| Contact : | Tshwane Tourism Information Centre | ||
| Tel : | +27(0)12 358 1430 | ||
| Cellphone Reception : | Good | Main Cellular Network : | MTN. Vodacom & CellC |
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| Facilities : | Tour Services | ||||
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| Police Telephone : | +27(0)12 393 1000 |
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| Hospital Telephone : | +27(0)12 440 0600 |
| Doctor Telephone : | +27(0)12 335 2157 |
| Embassy Telephone : | +27(0)12 481 9100 |
| Tourist Information Telephone : | +27(0)12 358 1430 |
| Towing Service Telephone : | +27(0)12 377 3351 |
| Petrol Type : | All. |
| Diesel Type : | All. |
| Other Facilities : | Commercial Offices. Fast Food. Wholesale Services. Government Services. |
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| Night Drives, Picnics, Wine Tasting, Cellar Tours, Golf, Diving | |
| Notes on Activities : | (Some activities may be offered nearby). |
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Hospital no. for Muelmed Medi Clinic. There are 130 embassies or high commissions in Pretoria. The airport is the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Railway station. Doctor no. for Dr Serus. Steve Biko Public Hospital: +27(0)12 354 1000. Taxi/Shuttle Services.
“The northern Sotho name of Pretoria is 'Tshwane', meaning ‘small monkey’ referring the Apies River.” - Chris Smit, 2024/09/26
“One of the conditions for the agreement between the Lydenburg and Potchefstroom settlers was that a capital would be built halfway between them. In 1854, a town was started on two farms on the Apies River. In June 1854 the building of the first church was started. It was completed and consecrated in Feb. 1887 A wandering trader, Andries du Toit was appointed as first Landdrost of the area. He purchased a portion of the land from Pretorius (For a Basutho pony) and laid out a town which he named Arcadia. The city that developed here was named Pretoria.” - Chris Smit, 2024/06/13
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