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Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR).
Both Moot and Pretoria West are listed separately below. Just to add to the confusion, City of Tshwane Maps and GIS [3] refer to Townships rather than Suburbs. The City of Tshwane is the second largest municipality in Gauteng and is among the six biggest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.
Location. Danville is found in the Pretoria West area, it lies 5 Kilometers from the Church Square, the heart of the Pretoria CBD. Danville lies West-North direction from the Voortrekker Monument. Danville houses the famous Daspoort Tunnel that connects the suburb of Danville and Claremont and it is the only tunnel found in the Gauteng province ...
The Pretoria National Botanical Garden is one of South Africa 's nine National Botanical Gardens. [1] The garden is wedged between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, in eastern Pretoria, Gauteng, and flanks a central rocky ridge that runs from east to west. The 76 hectares (0.76 km 2) garden was established in 1946, and of late ...
Sunnyside, Pretoria. was renamed from Esselen street in 2012. Sunnyside is one of the oldest suburbs of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. The well-established area is situated east of Nelson Mandela drive (and the Apies River), adjacent to Pretoria Central.
0011. Brooklyn is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-established and wealthy area, lying to the east of the city centre, encompassing high-end residential properties and several upmarket mall developments. It borders the University of Pretoria to its north and the suburbs of Groenkloof and Waterkloof to its south.
0002. Marabastad (also called Asiatic Bazaar or Location) is a business area to the west of the city centre of Pretoria, South Africa. The original Maraba Village, situated just to the south of the present Marabastad, was founded and ruled by the Ndebele Chief Maraba. The name Marabastad is the Afrikaans word meaning Maraba's Town.
0084. PO box. n/a. Area code. 012. Roseville is a central-northern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. The suburb straddles the Apies River. The suburb is light industrial to the west of the river and residential to the east of the river. The suburb includes Hillview High School.