Pretoria
South African capital
Pretoria is a city in South Africa that serves as one of the country's three capital cities, specifically the administrative and executive capital where the national government is seated.
Located in Gauteng province, it is part of the Tshwane metropolitan area and sits about 50 kilometers north of Johannesburg.
The city is known for its jacaranda trees, which blanket the streets in purple blossoms each spring.
Senior organizational leader
- governmentAuthority over a state
- embassiesForeign government offices abroad
- consulatesDiplomatic offices abroad
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
administrative · parliament · legislature · sovereignty · statecraft · policy · headquarters · summit
Hue between crimson and azure
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- tree-linedBordered by planted trunks
- avenuesWide urban streets
springtime · October · floral · violet · flowering · canopy · shade · ornamental
executive
Senior organizational leader
- governmentAuthority over a state
- embassiesForeign government offices abroad
- consulatesDiplomatic offices abroad
diplomacy · administrative · parliament · legislature · sovereignty · statecraft · policy · headquarters · summit · treaty
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- tree-linedBordered by planted trunks
avenues · springtime · October · floral · violet · flowering · canopy · shade · ornamental · botanical
Johannesburg
South Africa's economic hub
Johannesburg
South Africa's economic hub
- Cape TownSouth African legislative capital
- DurbanSouth African coastal city
- NairobiKenyan capital city
Harare · Lusaka · Maputo · Kampala · Accra · Lagos · Addis Ababa · Kigali · Luanda · Kinshasa
- Boer WarBoer War, Transvaal, Orange Free State, concentration camps, scorched earth
- South African PlacesJohannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Soweto, Port Elizabeth
- Southern AfricaZulu, Kruger National Park, Angola, Shona, Zambia
- Southern African CitiesJohannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Harare
- GautengJohannesburg, Soweto, Centurion, Alexandra, Melville
- PretoriaHatfield, Sunnyside, Arcadia, Brooklyn, Centurion
PretoriaCape Town
South African legislative capital
Soweto · Durban · Johannesburg · Port Elizabeth · East London
PretoriaSoweto
Township near Johannesburg
Robben Island · Sharpeville · Lusaka · Maputo · Johannesburg