Transvaal, South Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:annexedBy gptkb:British_Empire
1877
gptkbp:area approximately 287,000 km²
gptkbp:becameColony 1902
gptkbp:becameProvince 1910
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Natal
gptkb:Swaziland
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:currency gptkb:South_African_rand
gptkb:South_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved 1994
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Northern_Sotho
gptkb:Southern_Ndebele
gptkb:Tswana
gptkb:Zulu
gptkb:Afrikaners
gptkb:English_South_Africans
gptkbp:existedDuring 1856
gptkbp:existedUntil 1994
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Transvaal_(1904–1910)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transvaal, South Africa
gptkbp:independenceRestored 1881
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Boer_Wars
gptkb:Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:Nelspruit
gptkb:Polokwane
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Limpopo_River
gptkb:Vaal_River
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Boer_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Drakensberg
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Republic_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:population approximately 9 million (1991)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:successor gptkb:North_West_Province
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Mpumalanga
Limpopo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Boer_War
gptkb:Victoria-Transvaal_Diamond
gptkb:Jock_of_the_Bushveld
gptkb:Baleka_Mbete
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6