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Tshwane is in the province of Gauteng. Gauteng is the smallest of the nine provinces in South Africa, but is home to over 8 million people and responsible for over 40% of the country's gross domestic product. Tshwane is one of three metropolises in the province, the other two being Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg.
Many maps still indicate the name of the city as Pretoria, since the area of Tshwane has been established fairly recently.
Fig 1: Location of Gauteng Province in South Africa
Fig 2: Gauteng Province
Fig 3: City of Tshwane
Distance from other centres
Bloemfontein 438 km, Cape Town 1 519 km, Durban 692 km, East London 1 047 km, Johannesburg 56 km, Kimberley 525 km, Nelspruit 342 km, OR Tambo Airport 48 km, Pietermaritzburg 561 km, Polokwane 264 km, Port Elizabeth 1 112 km.
Getting here
Tshwane is very accessible, as it lies only 48 km from OR Tambo International Airport (Kempton Park), and three national highways, the N1, N4 and N14, and two highways, the R21 and R80, converge on the city. Three other airports, namely the Wonderboom, Lanseria and Rand Airports, are within 40 minutes' drive, and all long-distance trains and buses stop at the Pretoria Station. |
