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Kgaswane Mountain Reserve is a nature reserve of 5,300 hectares (13,000 acres) consisting of veld and mountains run by the North West Parks and Tourism Board.It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south-west of Rustenburg on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg, inside of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve and alongside the western portion of the Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment.
Rustenburg (/ ˈ r ʌ s t ə n b ɜːr ɡ /; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈrœstənbœrχ], Afrikaans and Dutch: City of Rest [4]) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). [5]
The first European explorers who came to the area recorded the mountains being called the "Cashan" or "Kashan" mountains. This was a corruption of the name of a powerful chief of the BaKwena ba Mmatau whose name was Kgwasane wa Sekano (Kgwasane, son of Sekano). [5] In the mid-1800s the mountain range became known as Magaliesberg (lit.
It is a malaria-free area. Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province. Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest". [4]
The process to protect the area began in the 1960s. In 1977, it was declared a Natural Area. In 2009, the total current area of 34,355.86 ha (84,895.2 acres) was declared a Protected Environment. [2]
The N4 road westbound near Middelburg, Mpumalanga The N4 road eastbound at the interchange with the R556 road near Modderspruit in North West.. The N4 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Skilpadshek on the Botswana border, past Rustenburg, Pretoria, eMalahleni and Mbombela, to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border.
The Bridge of Time to the Lost City facing Sun central mall. Sun City is a luxury resort and casino, situated in the North West Province of South Africa.It is located between the Elands River and the Pilanesberg, built on the land of Bakubung Village (known as Ledig) about 140 km (90 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg.
Freedom Park is an informal housing settlement situated near the town of Rustenburg in North West Province, South Africa. It was established in the 1980s when poor people from other parts of South Africa were attracted by the possibility of employment at the nearby Impala Platinum mine. Today the settlement has a population of approximately ...