LC control no. | n 79023000 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Pretoria (South Africa) |
Geographic subdivision usage | South Africa--Pretoria |
Variant(s) | Pretoria Pretorii︠a︡ (South Africa) Tshwane (South Africa) Jacaranda City (South Africa) Pretoria (Gauteng, South Africa) |
Other standard no. | Q3926 7000810 |
Associated country | South Africa |
Located | Gauteng (South Africa) |
Found in | Engelbrecht, S. P. Centenary album, 1952. Ki︠u︡ranov, T. Voĭnite na Pretorii︠a︡, 1983: t.p. (Pretorii︠a︡) Economist (London, England : 1843), May 26th/June 1st, 2007: p. 52 (South Africa; a proposal to rename Pretoria as Tshwane so annoyed opposition parties that it has been shelved for now) CIA The world factbook website, August 11, 2015 (under South Africa: capital: Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)) Wikipedia, August 11, 2015 (Pretoria; city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa; one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) and de facto national capital (Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital); central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality; popularly known as the Jacaranda City; 25°44ʹ46ʺS 28°11ʹ17ʺE) GEOnet names server, August 11, 2015 (Pretoria, capital of a political entity, South Africa, Gauteng, 25°42ʹ25ʺS, 028°13ʹ46ʺE (-25.706944, 28.229444); also lists a populated place with same name in Eastern Cape province, 30°47ʹ00ʺS, 028°35ʹ41ʺE (-30.783403, 28.594688)) |
Geographic area code | f-sa--- |