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Klerksdorp (/ ˈ k l ɑːr k s d ɔːr p / KLARKS-dorp) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. [2] Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the
The North West province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into four district municipalities which are in turn divided into eighteen local municipalities. In the following map, the district municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.
English: Map of district boundaries in South Africa, as they will be after the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, with the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality highlighted in red within the North West in yellow.
The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof. About 85% of all money-making activities take place between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom. The economic heart of the province is Klerksdorp.
The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Afrikaans: Dr Kenneth Kaunda-distriksmunisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Dr Kenneth Kaunda; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Dr Kenneth Kaunda), formerly the Southern District Municipality, [3] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa.
Numbered routes of South Africa National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme , and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 to N18.
Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180 km from Johannesburg near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to George).
The following map depicts the provinces and districts of South Africa. The district municipalities are labelled with numbers that correspond to their district code, while the metropolitan municipalities are labelled with letters that correspond to their names. Further details of the districts are listed in the table that follows the image.