City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

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The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality in the South African province of Gauteng. It was formed on 5 December 2000 from 13 independent cities and towns. In 2011, Tshwane had 2,900,000 inhabitants.

Structure

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality consists of the following parts:

  • Akasia
  • Atteridgeville
  • Bronkhorstspruit
  • Centurion
  • Crocodile River
  • Cullinan
  • Eersterust
  • Ga - Rankuwa
  • Hammanskraal
  • Laudium
  • Mabopane
  • Mamelodi
  • Pienaarsrivier
  • Pretoria
  • Rayton
  • Soshanguve
  • Temba
  • Winterveld

Traffic

Railway

The main railway station is located in Pretoria. The Gautrain rail system serves several stations of Tshwane.

Airports

The OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is within easy reach of Tshwane. On the Wonderboom Airport in the north of Tshwane, only smaller planes can be sent. Further facilities in the area of Tshwane military airfields Swartkop and Waterkloof.

Museums

Many museums are located in the city of Pretoria.

  • Fort Schanskop
  • Fort Wonderboompoort
  • Fort Klapperkop
  • Kruger House ( Residence of the former President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger )
  • Melrose House ( The Treaty of Vereeniging was signed here in 1902. )
  • Voortrekker Monument
  • Freedom Park
  • Transvaal Museum
  • African Window
  • South African Air Force Museum at the military airfield Swartkop
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