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Ga-Boelang Destination Guide

Touring Ga-Boelang in South Africa

Ga-Boelang in the region of Mpumalanga is located in South Africa - some 191 mi or ( 307 km ) North-East of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ga-Boelang is now 01:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gwanda, Francistown, Mbabane, Manzini, and Lobamba. Being here already, consider visiting Gwanda . Check out our recommendations for Ga-Boelang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Deneys Reitz

Deneys Reitz (1882—1944), son of Francis William Reitz, was a Boer soldier, later a South African soldier in the First World War, and a politician. While in exile in Madagascar, he wrote about his experience of the Second Boer War (1899–1902), so that, when it was eventually edited and published in 1929 as Commando: A Boer Journal Of The Boer War, it still had the freshness and detail of an account written soon after the war.

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Located at -24.57 30.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1882 births, 1944 deaths, Afrikaner people, Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein, Ambassadors of South Africa to the United Kingdom, Boer military personnel of the Second Boer War, British Army personnel of World War I, Government ministers of South Africa, Members of the House of Assembly of South Africa, Royal Scots Fusiliers officers, South African Army officers, South African military personnel of World War I, White South African people

Blyde River Canyon

The Blyde River Canyon is a significant natural feature of South Africa, located in Mpumalanga, and forming the northern part of the Drakensberg escarpment. It is 16 miles in length and is, on average, around 2,500 feet deep. The Blyderivierpoort Dam, when full, is at an altitude of 665m (2182 feet). The Canyon consists mostly of red sandstone.

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Located at -24.56 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of South Africa, Canyons and gorges of South Africa, Geography of Mpumalanga, Protected areas of Mpumalanga, Visitor attractions in Mpumalanga

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (or Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve) is situated in the Drakensberg escarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa. The reserve protects the Blyde River Canyon, including sections of the Ohrigstad and Blyde Rivers and the geological formations around Bourke's Luck Potholes, where the Treur River tumbles into the Blyde below.

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Located at -24.67 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Escarpments, Mpumalanga Provincial Parks, Nature reserves in South Africa

Blyderivierpoort Dam

Blyderivierpoort Dam is an gravity-arch dam on the Blyde River, near Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1975. Its key purpose is for industrial and municipal usage (sanitation).

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Located at -24.54 30.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1974, Dams in South Africa

Treur River

The Treur River is a small river in the Drakensberg escarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It is nowhere far from the R532 motor route, which intersects it twice. Its ultimate origin is inside the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, though most of its course is to the west of this protected area. It is a tributary of the Blyde River, and has no major tributaries of its own.

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Located at -24.75 30.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Rivers of South Africa