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Church in Krugersdorp |
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Paul Kruger Statue |
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Krugersdorp Suburbs |
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Krugersdorp is surrounded by the following suburbs: Burgershoop, Chancliff, Kenmare, Krugersdorp North, Monument, Noordheuwel, Noordkruin, Rangeview, Rant en Dal and Silverfields. |
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Attractions |
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Commemorating the restoration of independence from the British Crown is the Paardekraal Monument. The Krugersdorp Game Reserve is 1500ha's large and is home to 4 of the big 5, giraffe, hippo and 28 various species of game. The largest bird aviary in South Africa is located in Krugersdorp where 150 indigenous species can be observed. |
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About |
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Krugersdorp is a mining city with 408,065 inhabitants in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government, and the municipality has become part of the Mogale City municipality, along with surrounding towns. |
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Location |
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Krugersdorp is situated in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa along routes, N14, R24, R28, R41. |
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History |
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Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger. Apart from gold, manganese, iron, asbestos and lime are also mined in the area. Krugersdorp is the site of the December 1880 gathering at which more than 6,000 men vowed to fight for the Transvaal's independence. When gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the farm Paardekraal and named the new town after the Transvaal President Paul Kruger. The British built a concentration camp here during the Second Boer War to house Boer women and children.
In 1952 the West Rand Consolidated Mine was the first in the world to extract Uranium as a byproduct of the gold refining process.
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Paardekraal Monument |
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Climate |
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The climate in Krugersdorp is on average the warmest during the month of January and the coolest during July. The maximum average precipitation occurs on January. Summer day temperatures range between 20°C to 30°C. |
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