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Name: Tshwane / Pretoria
Province: Gauteng
Population: 2.2 million
Geographical situation: Located between the mountains of stone on the north side of South Africa. City itself is in the transition area between tropical savanna and Highveld plateau.
Climate: During winter, the air temperature ranging between 20 degrees C in daylight, go down to five degrees C at night. In summer, usually colored thunderstorm, air temperatures average between 25 to 30 degrees C.
Economic sectors: public services, Sell buy and Industry
Professional football clubs: Mamelodi Sundowns, Supersport United, Pretoria University

Bandung Pretoria Agreement as to its South Africa is well-founded. Section, such as Bandung, the city presents many scenes in the city.

Pretoria is the city's rich culture with museums and monuments, and all ditandakan the existence of contemporary art and craft market, which makes the city look alive with the cultural mixing traditional and modern, or ancient.

Pretoria is the capital of South Africa and also the country's central government. Many foreign countries, the embassy bermarkas in the city. Building the House of Representatives and the Union Buildings moment inauguration president Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki always dihelat in this city.

The high range of buildings looks beautiful city if seen from above. Meanwhile, from within the city, various museums, monuments, historic buildings and art center spread. Pretoria also serves vehicle wildlife reserve.

Here there are four universities more than the Council of Scientific Investigations and Industrial (CSIR) and the Institute of Investigations Veterinar Onderstepoort, two famous universities in the world.

History

This capital city is now known as Pretoria - was founded in 1855 and established as the capital of Noord-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) or the Republic of South Africa, the Boer republic in Transvaal region.

ZAR first president, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius has been named for this city Pretoria appreciate his father's service, Commander-General Andries Pretorius, officer Voortrekkers after his victory in the war against the River of Blood Zulu kingdom. As commander-General Pretorius is a symbol of oppression for black people, when they are in power in 1995, they gave a new name to Pretoria is Tshwane.

Volksraad Parliament agree on the establishment of a city center are named Pretoria. Decision made on 16 December 1855 and is considered as Day Pretoria. Pretoria was in position to become the central government on 1 May 1860.

Before this decision there are some difficulties about the election. Pretoriusdorp, Pretorium, Pretoriusstad and Pretoria-Philadelphia is among the proposed. However Pretorialah selected. Is a choice Marthinus Wessel Pretorius who want to honor his father, Commander-General Andries Pretorius, and Blood River hero negotiator with the British on the Sand River Convention, which recognized the independence of Transvaal.

Bid with Potchefstroom (a conservative medium-sized city about 300 kilometers to the west of Johannesburg) to secure the role as the capital of the province to be called the Transvaal failed, and the Volksraad (parliament) was established in Pretoria. Relations between the gold mining industry and leaders of the Republic of Transvaal (ZAR) is often strained, but that is the appreciation in the Boer leaders who, not only achieve equality on the attitude control but also works to increase taxes.

Meanwhile, Johannesburg is a lot of the dramatic incident, the focus now moves to Pretoria, where apartheid is actually set.

Football

Pretoria is one of the central team in South Africa. Some big clubs bermarkas here and the place player educate junior players to become world class.

Arcadia and Berea Park is the first professional club owned Pretoria. Continue in the next period, appear Mamelodi Sundowns, Mamelodi United, Pretoria City and SuperSport United.

Arcadia is the top three titles in 1974, but which the United Mamelodi pride for city residents. Their record-breaking Professional League, won the competition five times in succession since 1988. Sundowns also the runner up of the CAF Champions League crown in 2001. They got the nickname 'The Brazilian' because of their blue-yellow uniform.

Pretoria University has a football school that is good. They also have a daughter with player of high quality.