Klerksdorp
Sign in to saveKlerksdorp ( ) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the first Stock Exchange in the region. It became an important trading town linking Kimberley to Johannesburg. It became home to a mix of farmers, miners and immigrants servicing the two industries. It was then located there because of availability of water and climate change.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Klerksdorp
- Settlement.other_name
- City of Matlosana
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.caption
- Cityscape of Klerksdorp
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- South Africa North West#South Africa#Africa
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- City of Matlosana
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- Main Place
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- Established
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- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 105.98
- Settlement.population_total
- 186515
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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- auto
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Article
46 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings (1837/38 and on)
- City status
- Gold rush of 1885
- Second Boer War (1899–1902)
- Desmond Tutu and Boer heritage
- Economic revival since 1932
- Newspaper
- Economy
- Economic History
- Mining
- Geography
- Climate
- Suburbs
- Jouberton
- Alabama
- Klerksdorp district
- Modern Klerksdorp
- Modern economy
- Education
- Diplomatic Missions
- Transport
- Airport
- Roads
- Railway
- Infrastructure
- Electricity
- Landmarks
- [[Rio Casino Resort]]
- Matlosana Mall
- Protea Hotel
- City Hall
- Sport
- Notable people
- Gianfranco Cicogna-Mozzoni
- Desmond Mpilo Tutu
- Herbert Melville Guest
- Healthcare
- Life Anncron Hospital
- Klerksdorp/Tshepong
- Sunningdale Private Hospital
- Law Enforcement
- Klerksdorp district
- See also
- References
- External links
Klerksdorp ( ) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the first Stock Exchange in the region. It became an important trading town linking Kimberley to Johannesburg. It became home to a mix of farmers, miners and immigrants servicing the two industries. It was then located there because of availability of water and climate change.
==History== ===Beginnings (1837/38 and on)=== The city was founded in 1837 or 1838 when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit ("Clear stream"), which flows through the town. Klerksdorp is the oldest European settlement north of the Vaal River, and thus of the former Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R), also known as the Transvaal Republic.