Tshwane Metropolitan Area

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Metropolitan area
gptkbp:area approximately 6,368 square kilometers
gptkbp:averageRainfall approximately 700 mm per year
gptkbp:averageTemperature approximately 18°C
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Ngaka_Modiri_Molema_District_Municipality
gptkb:Ekurhuleni_Metropolitan_Municipality
City of Johannesburg
West Rand District Municipality
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Gauteng_Province
gptkbp:climate Humid_subtropical_climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Voortrekker_Monument
gptkb:Freedom_Park
gptkb:Pretoria_Art_Museum
gptkb:National_Zoological_Gardens_of_South_Africa
Union Buildings
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
gptkbp:economicActivity Education
Manufacturing
Public administration
Tourism
gptkbp:established 1995
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Tshwane_Metropolitan_Municipality
gptkbp:historicalEvent First democratic elections in 1994
Formation of the municipality in 1995
Host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches
Establishment_of_the_Tshwane_University_of_Technology_in_2004
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Pretoria_in_1908
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tshwane Metropolitan Area
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:majorCities gptkb:Pretoria_Railway_Station
gptkb:Tshwane_Rapid_Transit
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Thabo_Mbeki
gptkb:F.W._de_Klerk
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkb:Cyril_Ramaphosa
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Setswana
gptkb:Sepedi
English
gptkbp:population approximately 3 million
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:SuperSport_United_F.C.
gptkb:Tshwane_University_of_Technology_Football_Club
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.