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Pretoria (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 45 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -25.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 028 12 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 28.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on both sides of Apies river; was occupied by British troops during Boer War, which ended when Peace of Vereeniging was signed here on May 31, 1902; industries iron & steel mills, engineering works, food processing & the diamond trade. |
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| Pretoria (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | named for Andries Pretorius, a Boer statesman, whose son founded the city |
| פרטוריה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Pretoria (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1855, & still known for well-planned, tree-lined streets |
| city (C) |
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since 1931 |
| national capital (C) |
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since 1910 |
| administrative center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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seat of both Anglican & Roman Catholic bishops |
| provincial capital (H) |
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of former Transvaal Province, 1860-1993 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
South Africa .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000193] |
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executive capital |
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