List Of Cities And Towns In The North West Province
This is a list of cities and towns in the North West Province of South Africa. Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality * Amalia * Bray * Ganyesa * Mareetsane * Morokweng * Motlhabeng * Reivilo * Schweizer-Reneke * Setlagole * Stella * Taung * Tosca * Vryburg * Setlopo Bojanala Platinum District Municipality * Babelegi * Beestekraal * Brits * Broederstroom * Derby * Hartbeespoort * Hekpoort * Jericho * Kosmos * Koster * Kroondal * Legogolwe * Maanhaarrand * Manamakgoteng * Mmakau * Mogwase * Mooinooi * Mathibestad * Mononono * Ramokokastad * Rooikoppies (Marikana) * Rustenburg * Skeerpoort * Swartruggens * Tsitsing Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality * Biesiesvlei * Coligny * Delareyville * Ganyesa * Groot Marico * Itsoseng * Lichtenburg * Mareetsane * Mafeking (Mahikeng) * Mmabatho * Ottosdal * Ottoshoop * Sannieshof * Welbedacht (Lehurutshe) * Zeerust Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality * Bloemhof * Christiana * Hartbeesfontei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North West Province (South Africa)
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality was transferred entirely to North West. Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009. This province is the birthplace of prominent political figures: Lucas Mangope, Moses Kotane, Ahmed Kathrada, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro, Ruth Mompati, J. B. Marks, Aziz Pahad, Essop Pahad and others. Law and government The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature. The provincia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
Bojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1,507,505 people speak Setswana (2011 Census). The district code is DC37. Geography Neighbours Bojanala Platinum is surrounded by: * Waterberg (DC36) to the north * Tshwane (Pretoria) to the east * West Rand (CBDC8) to the south-east * Dr Kenneth Kaunda (DC40) to the south * Ngaka Modiri Molema (DC38) to the west Local municipalities The district contains the following local municipalities: Demographics The following statistics are from the 2011 census. Gender Ethnic group Age Politics Election results Election results for Bojanala Platinum in the South African general election, 2004 General elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress (ANC) of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kroondal
Kroondal is a village situated in North West Province of South Africa with a large German speaking community. It lies on the N4 road. The village originated from a farm in existence since 1843, initially known as ''Kronendal'', on which a mission was established - one of 22 German Lutheran missions in Natal and the former Transvaal. By 1889 a settlement was surveyed and divided into plots. The local school, established in 1892, is said to have been attended by Louis Botha Louis Botha (; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa – the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war hero during the Second Boer War, ..., who would become South Africa's first prime minister, and Afrikaans poet JD du Toit. In fact both these men were pupils for brief periods at schools founded by missionaries of the Hermannsburg Mission Society – Botha at Hermannsburg near Greytown, du Toit at ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koster, North West
Koster is a small farming town situated on the watershed between the Orange and Limpopo Rivers in North West Province of South Africa. History The town was proclaimed in 1913 and named after Bastiaan Koster, the original farm owner. Koster means "church sexton". Geography Town 58 km south-west of Rustenburg and 72 km west-north-west of Magaliesburg Magaliesburg is a small town situated below the Witwatersrand mountain range in Gauteng, South Africa. The Magaliesberg mountain range is north and visible from town, hence the name "Magaliesburg". The mountains themselves are named after Kgosi .... It was founded on the farm Kleinfontein in 1913, and has been administered by a village council since January 1931. Said to have been named either after Dr Herman Jacob Coster (1866–1899), State Attorney of the South African Republic, after its surveyor, or after Bastiaan Hendricus Koster, owner of the farm Kleinfontein. The latter explanation seems most plausible. The El ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kosmos, North West
Kosmos is a village in the North West Province of South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. History The first homes were built in the 1920s shortly after the Dam was constructed. It is thought that the name derives from the Kosmos which grows wild in great drifts in many parts of the Highveld, and in particular on the roads from the nearby major cities. More homes followed over the years, and the style moved steadily up market. Little development of commercial enterprises ever took place, although it is said that in earlier years the 'Sail Inn' on the waterfront was a favourite watering hole. Many Anglo–Boer War battles ranged around the area and the British built one of the blockhouses on the crest of the range above the village, in view of its strategic position. In more recent years a restaurant immediately outside the original township, Stywe Lyne, (Tight Lines in Afrikaans) was a favourite destination for motorbike enthusiasts to gather on Sundays ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jericho, North West
Jericho (also known as Mmatope-a-Seretsana in Setswana) is a village in Bojanala Platinum District in the North West province of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... It is under the Bakwena ba Mogopa tribal authority. Schools *Charles Mmamogale Primary School *Mmatope Primary School *Mafale Primary School *Kwena Ya Madiba High School now known as Madiba A Toloane. References Populated places in the Madibeng Local Municipality {{NorthWestZA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort, informally also known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of the hartbees" (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans. Schoemansville, named after General Hendrik Schoeman, a Boer General in the Anglo-Boer War, who owned the farm that the Hartbeespoort Dam was built on, is the oldest neighbourhood of Hartbeespoort. Hartbeespoort is the collective name of a few smaller towns situated around the Hartbeespoort Dam, including the towns of Meerhof, Ifafi, Melodie, Schoemansville and Kosmos. The town consists of holiday homes and permanent residences around the dam as it is popular with visitors from nearby Gauteng Province. It is home to the ''Om Die Dam'' ( en, Around the dam) ultra marathon of 50 km, which takes place annually in the first half of the year. Some of the main tourist attractions in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Derby, North West
Derby is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was named after the British Secretary of State Lord Derby. Derby began as a refuge for destitute people. Village 117 km west-north-west of Johannesburg, 60 km south-west of Rustenburg and 17 km east of Koster. Laid out on portions of the farms Rietfontein and Vlakfontein, it was named after Lord Derby Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869, known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley) was a British statesman, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ..., British Secretary of State. References Populated places in the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality {{NorthWestZA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Broederstroom
Broederstroom is a small town situated on the Daspoortrand in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains in the North West Province (South Africa), North West Province of South Africa. History Settlement in the Witwatersrand, Witwatersberg, south of the Hartbeespoort Dam, in the former Pretoria district. Said to have been named after two brothers of General Andries Pretorius, namely H.P.N. and H.A. Pretorius, who lived there; the name is derived from Dutch language, Dutch broeder, meaning 'brother'. Broederstroom is near to Pelindaba, which houses two nuclear reactors for research purposes. Lion Park The Lion Park was founded by the Chipperfields Circus in November, 1966. Located in the Gauteng-Tshwane complex, the climate is perfect for highveld fauna and the native animals found in this park. The Park is split into two areas. Herbivores and carnivores are separated and herbivores such as zebra, giraffe and other antelope are available for close-up viewing. The carnivores inclu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |