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Transvaal (province)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the defunct South African province. For other uses, see Transvaal.

The Province of the Transvaal (Afrikaans: Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal (/ˈtrɑːnsvɑːl, ˈtræns-/; Afrikaans: [ˈtransfɑːl]), was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid. The name "Transvaal" refers to the province's geographical location to the north of the Vaal River. Its capital was Pretoria, which was also the country's executive capital.

Province of the Transvaal
Provinsie van Transvaal

The Transvaal as it was by 1994
Area
 • 1904[1]288,000 km2 (111,196 sq mi)
Population
 • 19041,268,716[1]
 • 19919,491,265[2]
History
 • Origin Transvaal Colony
 • Created1910
 • Abolished27 April 1994
 • Succeeded byGauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and eastern part of North West
StatusProvince of South Africa
GovernmentTransvaal Provincial Council
 • HQ Pretoria
Wikisource has the text of the 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Transvaal".

History edit

In 1910, four British colonies united to form the Union of South Africa. The Transvaal Colony, which had been formed out of the bulk of the old South African Republic after the Second Boer War, became the Transvaal Province in the new union. Half a century later, in 1961, the union ceased to be part of the Commonwealth of Nations and became the Republic of South Africa. The PWV (Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging) conurbation in the Transvaal, centred on Pretoria and Johannesburg, became South Africa's economic powerhouse, a position it still holds today as Gauteng Province.

In 1994, after the fall of apartheid, the former provinces were abolished, and the Transvaal ceased to exist. The south-central portion (including the PWV) became Gauteng, the northern portion became Limpopo and the southeastern portion became Mpumalanga. Most of the North West came from the southwestern portion of the old Transvaal, and a tiny segment of the Transvaal joined KwaZulu-Natal.

Even before 1994, the Transvaal Province was subdivided into regions for a number of purposes (such as municipal and district courts, and sporting divisions). These divisions included Northern Transvaal (present-day Limpopo and Pretoria), Eastern Transvaal (currently Mpumalanga), Western Transvaal (currently part of North West Province) and Southern Transvaal (now Gauteng Province, but which also includes Pretoria).

Geography edit

The Transvaal province lay between the Vaal River in the south, and the Limpopo River in the north, roughly between 22+1⁄2 and 27+1⁄2 S, and 25 and 32 E. To its south it bordered with the Orange Free State and Natal provinces, to its west were the Cape Province and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (later Botswana), to its north Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe), and to its east Portuguese East Africa (later Mozambique) and Swaziland. Except on the south-west, these borders were mostly well defined by natural features.

Several Bantustans were entirely inside the Transvaal: Venda, KwaNdebele, Gazankulu, KaNgwane and Lebowa. Parts of Bophuthatswana were also in the Transvaal, with other parts in Cape Province and Orange Free State.

Within the Transvaal lies the Waterberg Massif, a prominent ancient geological feature of the South African landscape.

Regions edit

Districts in 1991 edit

 
A map of districts of Transvaal

Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census.[2]

Administrators edit

Main article: List of administrators of former South African provinces § Transvaal Province

Sports edit

The province was divided into a number of sporting teams. These teams were renamed after the Transvaal became defunct, however their traditional territories have remained unchanged in many cases, even though they overlap the boundaries of the Transvaal's successor provinces.

Examples of this include the Blue Bulls (formerly Northern Transvaal), which governs rugby in Pretoria (now part of Gauteng) and Limpopo Province, and the Golden Lions (formerly Transvaal) formed in 1889.

The Orlando Pirates Football Club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando, Soweto and Kaizer Chiefs were founded. January 1970. Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. originated from Marabastad, a cosmopolitan area north west of the Pretoria CBD in the early 1960s.

Cricket teams from the former Transvaal include Transvaal (later Gauteng) which represented the southern parts of the province, and Northern Transvaal (later Northerns) that represents the northern parts of Gauteng, including Pretoria, as well as areas further north.[clarification needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Edgar Sanderson (1 November 2001). Great Britain in Africa: The History of Colonial Expansion. Simon Publications LLC. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-931541-31-2. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b . Statistics South Africa – Nesstar WebView. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Mine Kills 2 Whites in South Africa : Toll at 13 in Blasts Attributed to Black Guerrilla Offensive". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 1986. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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January 01, 1970
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This article is about the defunct South African province For other uses see Transvaal The Province of the Transvaal Afrikaans Provinsie van Transvaal commonly referred to as the Transvaal ˈ t r ɑː n s v ɑː l ˈ t r ae n s Afrikaans ˈtransfɑːl was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid The name Transvaal refers to the province s geographical location to the north of the Vaal River Its capital was Pretoria which was also the country s executive capital Province of the TransvaalProvinsie van TransvaalThe Transvaal as it was by 1994Area 1904 1 288 000 km2 111 196 sq mi Population 19041 268 716 1 19919 491 265 2 History Origin Transvaal Colony Created1910 Abolished27 April 1994 Succeeded byGauteng Limpopo Mpumalanga and eastern part of North WestStatusProvince of South AfricaGovernmentTransvaal Provincial Council HQ Pretoria Wikisource has the text of the 1922 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Transvaal Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Regions 3 Districts in 1991 4 Administrators 5 Sports 6 ReferencesHistory editIn 1910 four British colonies united to form the Union of South Africa The Transvaal Colony which had been formed out of the bulk of the old South African Republic after the Second Boer War became the Transvaal Province in the new union Half a century later in 1961 the union ceased to be part of the Commonwealth of Nations and became the Republic of South Africa The PWV Pretoria Witwatersrand Vereeniging conurbation in the Transvaal centred on Pretoria and Johannesburg became South Africa s economic powerhouse a position it still holds today as Gauteng Province In 1994 after the fall of apartheid the former provinces were abolished and the Transvaal ceased to exist The south central portion including the PWV became Gauteng the northern portion became Limpopo and the southeastern portion became Mpumalanga Most of the North West came from the southwestern portion of the old Transvaal and a tiny segment of the Transvaal joined KwaZulu Natal Even before 1994 the Transvaal Province was subdivided into regions for a number of purposes such as municipal and district courts and sporting divisions These divisions included Northern Transvaal present day Limpopo and Pretoria Eastern Transvaal currently Mpumalanga Western Transvaal currently part of North West Province and Southern Transvaal now Gauteng Province but which also includes Pretoria Geography editThe Transvaal province lay between the Vaal River in the south and the Limpopo River in the north roughly between 22 1 2 and 27 1 2 S and 25 and 32 E To its south it bordered with the Orange Free State and Natal provinces to its west were the Cape Province and the Bechuanaland Protectorate later Botswana to its north Rhodesia later Zimbabwe and to its east Portuguese East Africa later Mozambique and Swaziland Except on the south west these borders were mostly well defined by natural features Several Bantustans were entirely inside the Transvaal Venda KwaNdebele Gazankulu KaNgwane and Lebowa Parts of Bophuthatswana were also in the Transvaal with other parts in Cape Province and Orange Free State Within the Transvaal lies the Waterberg Massif a prominent ancient geological feature of the South African landscape Regions edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2018 PWV region later Gauteng province consisting of the Witwatersrand which in turn consists of the West Rand and the East Rand as well as Johannesburg the Vaal Triangle and Pretoria The North West Limpopo MpumalangaDistricts in 1991 edit nbsp A map of districts of Transvaal Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census 2 Johannesburg 1 574 631 Alberton 367 929 Germiston 171 541 Boksburg 195 905 Benoni 288 629 Kempton Park 354 787 Randburg 341 430 Roodepoort 219 149 Westonaria 160 531 Oberholzer 177 768 Randfontein 116 405 Krugersdorp 196 213 Brakpan 130 463 Springs 157 702 Nigel 92 881 Delmas 48 614 Pretoria 667 700 Wonderboom 266 153 Soshanguve 146 334 Cullinan 32 006 Vanderbijlpark 434 004 Vereeniging 250 511 Heidelberg 77 055 Balfour 38 311 Standerton 85 893 Hoeveldrif Highveld Ridge 155 881 Bethal 77 780 Volksrust 29 924 Amersfoort 33 461 Wakkerstroom 33 246 Piet Retief 64 052 Ermelo 111 082 Carolina 30 438 Bronkhorstspruit 38 605 Witbank 173 281 Middelburg 140 015 Belfast 28 973 Waterval Boven 9 300 Groblersdal 57 742 Moutse main town Dennilton 3 102 179 Nelspruit 61 921 Barberton 72 165 Witrivier 30 235 Pelgrimsrus main town Sabie 29 063 Lydenburg 36 976 Letaba main town Tzaneen 59 900 Phalaborwa 30 126 Soutpansberg main town Louis Trichardt 35 839 Messina 22 959 Pietersburg 64 207 Potgietersrus 69 571 Waterberg main town Nylstroom 48 991 Ellisras 24 530 Thabazimbi 48 844 Warmbad 41 692 Brits 111 798 Rustenburg 125 307 Swartruggens 12 607 Marico 38 983 Koster 29 228 Ventersdorp 36 315 Coligny 22 154 Lichtenburg 79 013 Delareyville 36 036 Potchefstroom 185 552 Klerksdorp 321 478 Wolmaransstad 61 497 Schweizer Reneke 46 893 Bloemhof 15 291 Christiana 13 596Administrators editMain article List of administrators of former South African provinces Transvaal ProvinceSports editThe province was divided into a number of sporting teams These teams were renamed after the Transvaal became defunct however their traditional territories have remained unchanged in many cases even though they overlap the boundaries of the Transvaal s successor provinces Examples of this include the Blue Bulls formerly Northern Transvaal which governs rugby in Pretoria now part of Gauteng and Limpopo Province and the Golden Lions formerly Transvaal formed in 1889 The Orlando Pirates Football Club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando Soweto and Kaizer Chiefs were founded January 1970 Mamelodi Sundowns F C originated from Marabastad a cosmopolitan area north west of the Pretoria CBD in the early 1960s Cricket teams from the former Transvaal include Transvaal later Gauteng which represented the southern parts of the province and Northern Transvaal later Northerns that represents the northern parts of Gauteng including Pretoria as well as areas further north clarification needed References edit a b Edgar Sanderson 1 November 2001 Great Britain in Africa The History of Colonial Expansion Simon Publications LLC p 149 ISBN 978 1 931541 31 2 Retrieved 10 September 2013 a b Census gt 1991 gt RSA gt Variable Description gt Person file gt District code Statistics South Africa Nesstar WebView Archived from the original on 19 June 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2013 Mine Kills 2 Whites in South Africa Toll at 13 in Blasts Attributed to Black Guerrilla Offensive Los Angeles Times 5 January 1986 Retrieved 18 August 2013 25 S 30 E 25 S 30 E 25 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transvaal province amp oldid 1209452279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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