Silverton is an eastern suburb of

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

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. It lies wedged between the slopes of the

Magaliesberg The Magaliesberg (historically also known as ''Macalisberg'' or ''Cashan Mountains'') of northern South Africa, is a modest but well-defined mountain range composed mainly of quartzites. It rises at a point south of the Pilanesberg (and the Pil ...

mountain range. Convective rain showers Pretoria

History

The suburb was established in 1890. During the depression, the town's nickname was ''Blikkiesdorp '' because of the numerous shanty dwellings inhabited by poor white farmers. It remained independent of Pretoria until it was incorporated into the city in 1964.

References

Suburbs of Pretoria {{Gauteng-geo-stub