Pretoria, South Africa

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capital city city

Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.

Aliases (9)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
capitalType	administrative capital →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
commonlySpokenLanguage	Afrikaans → Northern Sotho (Sepedi) → Setswana →
contains	Loftus Versfeld Stadium → Tshwane University of Technology → UNISA main campus → Union Buildings → University of Pretoria →
country	South Africa →
distanceFrom	about 55 km north of Johannesburg →
elevation	approximately 1350 metres above sea level →
founder	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius →
foundingDate	1855 →
governingBody	City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality →
hasAirport	Wonderboom National Airport →
historicalEvent	site of the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging (1902) → site of the signing of the Pretoria Convention (1881) →
historicalRole	capital of the South African Republic (ZAR) →
isAlsoCalled	Tshwane →
isCapitalOf	South Africa →
isMajorCenterFor	culture → education → government →
isSeatOf	Government of South Africa → The Presidency of South Africa → Union Buildings →
knownFor	jacaranda-lined streets →
locatedIn	Gauteng → South Africa → Southern Africa →
metroPopulation	over 2 million (approximate, Tshwane metro) →
namedAfter	Andries Pretorius →
nickname	Jacaranda City →
officialLanguage	English →
oneOfNationalCapitalsOf	South Africa →
partOf	City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality →
population	over 700000 (city proper, approximate) →
region	Highveld →
role	de facto national administrative center of South Africa → seat of the executive branch of South Africa →
sharesCapitalStatusWith	Bloemfontein → Cape Town →
timeZone	South African Standard Time →
utcOffset	+2 →
wasCapitalOf	Transvaal Province →

Referenced by (91)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria ("Pretoria") → Freedom Park ("Pretoria") → Kruger House, Pretoria ("Pretoria") → Loftus Versfeld Stadium ("Pretoria") → President of South Africa ("Pretoria") → Tshwane University of Technology ("Tshwane") → Union Buildings ("Pretoria") → University of Pretoria ("Pretoria") → Voortrekker Monument ("Pretoria") → Voortrekker Monument ("Pretoria") → Voortrekker woman with children ("Pretoria, Gauteng") → Wonderboom National Airport ("Pretoria") →	locatedIn
J. G. Strijdom ("Pretoria") → Johannes Paulus Kruger ("Pretoria") → Paul Kruger ("Pretoria") → Paul Kruger ("Boekenhoutfontein") → Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger ("Pretoria") →	residence
B. J. Vorster ("Pretoria") → D. F. Malan ("Pretoria") → Daniel François Malan ("Pretoria") → F. W. de Klerk ("Pretoria") → J. G. Strijdom ("Pretoria") →	workLocation
Government of South Africa ("Pretoria") → South Africa ("Pretoria") → Transvaal ("Pretoria") →	capital
Loftus Versfeld Stadium ("Pretoria") → Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. ("Pretoria") → University of Pretoria ("Pretoria") →	city
Elon Musk → Kimbal Musk → Seymour Papert →	placeOfBirth
J. B. M. Hertzog → Louis Botha ("Pretoria") → Piet Joubert ("Pretoria, South African Republic") →	placeOfDeath
Flag of the South African Republic ("Pretoria") → Jacaranda City →	associatedWith
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. ("Pretoria") → Voortrekker Monument Company ("Pretoria") →	basedIn
Hendrik Verwoerd ("Heroes Acre, Pretoria") → Piet Joubert →	burialPlace
Lanseria International Airport ("Pretoria") → Wonderboom National Airport ("Pretoria") →	cityServed
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ("Pretoria") → Highveld ("Pretoria") →	contains
Gauteng ("Pretoria") → Gauteng ("Tshwane") →	containsCity
Randburg ("Pretoria") → Richmond, Natal ("Pretoria") →	countryCapital
Armed Forces of South Africa ("Pretoria") → South African Reserve Bank ("Pretoria") →	headquartersLocation
Centurion ("Pretoria") → Midrand ("Pretoria") →	locatedBetween
Rivonia Trial ("Pretoria") → Voortrekker Monument Company ("Pretoria") →	location
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ("Pretoria") → Government of South Africa ("Pretoria") →	seatOfGovernment
Lanseria International Airport ("Pretoria") → Wonderboom National Airport ("Pretoria") →	serves
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ("Pretoria") →	administrativeCenter
N1 highway ("Pretoria") →	connectsTo
Gauteng ("Pretoria") →	containsNationalCapital
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ("Pretoria") →	economicCenter
South Africa ("Pretoria") →	executiveCapital
Crocodile River (Limpopo) ("Pretoria") →	flowsNear
University of Pretoria ("Pretoria") →	foundingLocation
Bhisho ("Pretoria") →	governingCountryCapital
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ("Pretoria metropolitan area") →	governs
South African ("Pretoria") →	hasCapitalCity
Paul Kruger Statue, Church Square, Pretoria ("Pretoria city centre") →	hasCoordinateLocation
Jacaranda City ("Pretoria") →	hasCulturalSignificanceIn
Gaborone ("Pretoria") →	hasHighwayConnectionTo
N1 highway ("Pretoria") →	hasJunctionIn
Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria ("Pretoria city centre") →	hasNearbyLandmark
Centurion ("Pretoria") →	hasRailConnectionTo
South Africa national football team ("Pretoria") →	homeCountryCapital
2010 FIFA World Cup ("Pretoria") →	hostCity
Pretoria ("Tshwane") →	isAlsoCalled
Paul Kruger Statue, Church Square, Pretoria ("Pretoria") →	locatedInCity
High Commissioner for Southern Africa ("Pretoria") →	locationOfOffice
South Africa ("Pretoria") →	majorCity
N1 highway ("Pretoria") →	majorTerminusCity
Andries Pretorius ("Pretoria") →	namesake
Union Buildings ("Pretoria CBD") →	near
Voortrekker Monument Company ("Pretoria") →	operatesIn
Union Buildings ("Pretoria city centre") →	overlooks
Gerard Moerdijk ("Pretoria") →	placeOfActivity
Centurion ("Pretoria") →	provinceCapitalNearby
Jacaranda City ("Pretoria") →	refersTo
Minister of the Interior of South Africa ("Pretoria") →	seat
Bloemfontein ("Pretoria") →	sharesCapitalStatusWith
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) ("Pretoria") →	signedIn