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KwaMmatlhwaela Destination Guide

Delve into KwaMmatlhwaela in South Africa

KwaMmatlhwaela in the region of North-West is a city in South Africa - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) North of Pretoria , the country's capital .

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Current time in KwaMmatlhwaela is now 04:57 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, Manzini, and Swartdamstat. While being here, make sure to check out Mochudi . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in KwaMmatlhwaela ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 10 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 21 km away
Tags: Impact craters of South Africa, Pleistocene impact craters

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 23 km away
Tags: Crocodile River (West), Dams completed in 1970, Dams in South Africa