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Shakung Destination Guide
Delve into Shakung in South Africa
Shakung in the region of North-West is a city in South Africa - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) North-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Current time in Shakung is now 05:02 PM (Saturday) . 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: Maseru, Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, and Manzini. While being here, make sure to check out Maseru . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Shakung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at -25.42 27.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at -25.42 27.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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.
Located at -25.41 28.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Odi Stadium
Odi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mabopane, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 60,000. It is the home stadium of Garankuwa United football team. ODI Stadium is situated north of Pretoria in Mabopane, within the jurisdiction of Tshwane Metropolitan Council.
Located at -25.52 28.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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.
Located at -25.13 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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