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Dikgophaneng Destination Guide

Touring Dikgophaneng in South Africa

Dikgophaneng in the region of North-West is a city located in South Africa - some 39 mi or ( 63 km ) North-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Time in Dikgophaneng is now 08:38 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, Manzini, and Thladistad. Being here already, consider visiting Mochudi . Check out our recommendations for Dikgophaneng ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Klipvoor Dam

Klipvoor Dam is a concrete gravity type dam located on the Moretele River, 55 km north of Brits, North West, South Africa. It was established in 1970. The main purpose of the dam is to serve for irrigation and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). The Klipvoor Dam is one of the good fishing spots of the Borakalalo Game Reserve, located north of the dam.

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Located at -25.13 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Crocodile River (West), Dams completed in 1970, Dams in South Africa

Moretele Local Municipality

Moretele is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. Population: 180,000.

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Located at -25.17 28.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Local Municipalities of Bojanala Platinum

Tswaing crater

Tswaing is an impact crater in South Africa. This astrobleme is 1.13 km in diameter and 100 m deep and the age is estimated to be 220,000 ± 52,000 years. The impactor is believed to have been a chondrite or stony meteorite some 30 to 50 m in diameter that was vaporized during the impact event. The name Tswaing means Place of Salt in Tswana and the crater was also formerly known in English: as Pretoria Saltpan crater and in Afrikaans: as Soutpankrater.

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Located at -25.41 28.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Impact craters of South Africa, Pleistocene impact craters

Local Municipality of Madibeng

The Local Municipality of Madibeng is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartebeespoort is also located in the municipality.

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Located at -25.42 27.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Local Municipalities of Bojanala Platinum

Dikhololo Game Reserve

Dikhololo is a game reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, 24 km (34 km by road) north of the town of Brits. It is a publicly accessible resort, providing lodging in chalets grouped into camps throughout the reserve, some between low hills. Animals that roam the reserve freely include various antelope: Burchell's zebra, giraffe, common duiker, steenbok, blesbok, impala, blue wildebeest, red hartebeest, waterbuck, nyala, kudu and eland and other wildlife.

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Located at -25.42 27.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Nature reserves in South Africa, Protected areas of North West (South African province)