Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
E64557
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa is a historic mining city in the North West Province known as one of the country’s oldest European settlements and the birthplace of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klerksdorp | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Desmond Tutu ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +27 ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | North West Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | South African rand ⓘ |
| currentProvince | North West Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesOn | left ⓘ |
| formerProvince |
Transvaal
ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal Province
|
| foundedAs | Boer settlement ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Matlosana Local Municipality ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic town centre
ⓘ
mining infrastructure ⓘ residential suburbs ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
19th-century gold rush history
ⓘ
Boer War history ⓘ |
| hasNotableIndustry |
gold
ⓘ
uranium ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Desmond Tutu ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
national roads
ⓘ
railway lines ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Transvaal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
historic mining industry ⓘ one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa ⓘ uranium mining ⓘ |
| languageMajority |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ Setswana ⓘ
surface form:
Tswana
|
| locatedIn |
North West Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal (historical region)
|
| locatedOn |
N12 national route
ⓘ
Vaal River ⓘ
surface form:
Vaal River basin
|
| partOf | City of Matlosana Local Municipality ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| railwayConnection |
connected to Johannesburg
ⓘ
connected to Kimberley ⓘ |
| region |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
|
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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