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Pretoria

Southern Africa

Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa, seat of the executive branch of government and of foreign embassies, about 56 km north-northeast of Johannesburg. Founded in 1855, the city is a major academic centre hosting several universities and is nicknamed the Jacaranda City for its thousands of jacaranda trees. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
741,651 1
Area (sq km)
687.54 1
Founding Year
1855 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
1339 1
Latitude
25.74611 degrees south 1
Longitude
28.18806 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Gauteng, States or Territories

Pretoria is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa's national executive capital but not Gauteng's own provincial capital (that is Johannesburg).

Source Pretoria (Wikipedia)
South Africa, Countries
Source Pretoria (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

South Africa, Countries
Source Pretoria (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Brett Murray

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Source Brett Murray (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Pretoria, South Africa

Site Of

Exxaro Resources Limited

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Source GLEIF: GLEIF LEI record for Exxaro Resources LimitedheadquartersAddress
Quote, headquartersAddress
"city": "Pretoria"
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

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Source Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company of Southern AfricaInfobox: hq_locationtier 2
Quote, Infobox: hq_location
Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Milkor (Pty) Ltd

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Source Wikidata: Milkor (Pty) Ltd
Rovos Rail

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Source Wikidata: Rovos Railtier 2
Competition Commission (South Africa)

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National Treasury (South Africa)

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Sources
1. Pretoria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    the executive capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government
  • Infobox: population_total
    741,651
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2011
  • Infobox, Area
    687.54 km2 (265.46 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,339 m (4,393 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E / 25.74611°S 28.18806°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E / 25.74611°S 28.18806°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1855
  • Associated With: South Africa, Infobox, Country
    South Africa
  • Associated With: Gauteng, Infobox, Province field
    Gauteng
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Pretoria - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 964137
    -25.74486 28.18783 P PPLC ZA 06 TSH TSH 2112693 1332 Africa/Johannesburg
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1332 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.75, 28.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.75, 28.25
-25.75 28.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Pretoria
Wikidata Q3926, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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