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Pretoria ( / prɪˈtɔːriə, pri -/ prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; [5] Afrikaans: [prəˈtʊəria] ⓘ ), also known as Tshwane, is South Africa's administrative capital, [6] serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
- Battle of Blood River
The Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838) was fought on...
- Voortrekker Monument
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria...
- Andries Pretorius
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (27 November 1798 – 23...
- List of Pretoria suburbs
This is a list of suburbs in the City of Tshwane...
- Timeline
The following is a timeline of the history of Pretoria, in...
- Battle of Blood River
- Geography and Climate
- Demographics
- History
- Economy
- Places of Interest
Pretoria is between the Highveld and the Bushveld, about 50 km north of Johannesburg in the north-east of South Africa. It is in a warm, well sheltered valley. The valley is surrounded by the hills of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Pretoria has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Snow is a very rare event. It o...
The city has a population of about 1.9 million people. The main languages spoken in Pretoria include Tswana, Ndebele, Afrikaans, and English.
Nguni-speaking settlerswere probably the first people to live in the river valley that later became the location of the city of Pretoria. Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. He was a leader of the Voortrekkers. Pretoruis named the city after his father Andries Pretorius. Andries Pretorius had become a hero of the Voortrekker...
Pretoria is an important industrial centre. It has many industries including iron and steel as well as automobile, railroad and machinery manufacture.
Union BuildingsNational Botanical GardensPretoriaPretoria ( / prɪˈtɔːriə, pri -/ prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; Afrikaans: [ prəˈtʊəria] ⓘ ), also known as Tshwane, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Quick Facts Tshwane, Country ... Close. Quick Facts Zulu, Xhosa ... Close.
Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, is in Gauteng. Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture. The city has many museums and art galleries, and a large student population that gives its centre a boisterous atmosphere.
Pretoria is the transitional area between the Highveld, a high plateau area, and the Bushveld tropical savanna ecoregion, approximately 31 miles (50 km) north of Johannesburg in the northeast of South Africa.
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