PRETORIA

PRETORIA is the de facto the capital city of South Africa. It is located in the northern part of Gauteng Province. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive headquarters and de facto national capital.

It stands on a mountain-enclosed plain 1000 m. NE. of Cape Town, and nearly 300 m. W. of Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, with both of which and with Natal it is connected by rail. It is a thriving town, growing rapidly with
flourishing trade, the see of a bishop, and containing several English schools. Coal is found near, and wheat, tobacco, cotton, and indigo grown.

It was formerly the capital of the government of the Transvaal.