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312  GA UTENG , LIMPOPO AND MPUM ALANGA

Exploring Gauteng and Sun City

With an estimated population of around seven million, the greater Monte Christo
Johannesburg metropolitan area is the most densely populated Palala
region of the country. Its choice of attractions is ever-expanding, Mokolo Villa Nora
and places of interest include museums dedicated to the city’s Marken
gold-mining past as well as the apartheid struggle. Pretoria is Lephalale
just 56 km (35 miles) north of Johannesburg along the N1 Matlabas
motorway, and today the two cities are almost joined up by the Spanwerk Mokolo Groesbeek
burgeoning development that surrounds them on the Highveld. Dam Mokamole
To the northwest, Sun City and Pilanesberg Game Reserve lie Rooibosbult Hermanusdorings Sterk Tinmyne
next to each other and are nearly always visited together. LIMPOPO
Marico Sentrum Vaalwater H a n g l i p b e r g e Polokwane
Mokopane
Maricosdraai Crocodile W a t e r b e r g e Vanalphensvlei Haakdoring
Thabazimbi
Derdepoort Mookgophong
Ramotswa Ganskuil Witfon teinrant 1499 m Rooiberg Modimolle Middelfontein
Middelwit
MADIKWE Bela-Bela Holme Park
GAME RESERVE Bier Leeuport Nutfield
Nietverdiend Northam
Silkaatskop Settlers
Klipvoor Radium Elands
PILANESBERG Dam Siyabuswa
GAME RESERVE 1687 m
Blairbeth Pienaarsrivier Rust de Winter
History comes alive in Gold Reef City Mabaalstad SUN CITY Marokolong Dennilton
Kromellenboog Dam Soutpan
Rooikoppies- Kwamhlanga
Zeerust Dam Mabopane Game Reserve
Loskop Dam
Groot-Marico Millvale Bospoort Dam
Hartbeespoort Wilge
Mmabatho Wondermere Rustenburg Dam Lammerkop
PRETORIA
Magaliesberg Range
Mafikeng GAUTENG Bronkhorstspruit
Elandsputte Koster Middelburg
Derby SANDTON & Emalahleni
GAUTENG ROSEBANK
Lichtenburg Nelspruit
Swartplaas TOUR Ogies
NOR TH WEST Klerkskraal GOLD JOHANNESBURG Coalville
Sights at a Glance Deelpan REEF CITY MPUMALANGA
Biesiesvlei Coligny
1 Johannesburg Madibogo Ventersdorp Carletonville SOWETO Germiston Devon Kriel
2 Soweto Sannieshof Gerdau Nigel
3 Gold Reef City Harts Fochville Daleside Heidelberg Kinross Bethal Davel
4 Sandton and Rosebank Kuruman Delareyville Brakspriut Evander
6 Pretoria Hartbeesfontein Potchefstroom Vereeniging Balfour Charl Cilliers Ermelo
7 Sun City Ottosdal Sasolburg Greylingstad
8 Pilanesberg Game Reserve Renosterspruit Klerksdorp Vaal Dasville Bettiesdam Morgenzon
9 Madikwe Game Reserve Orkney Parys Vaal Dam Waterval
Vierfontein Oranjeville
Tour Wolmaransstad Vaal FREE ST A TE Villiers Vaal
5 Touring Gauteng pp322–3 Leeudoringstad
Kimberley Viljoenskroon Cornelia
Makwassie Heilbron
Bothaville Rooiwal Wilge
Frankfort
Bloemfontein
Harrismith
Key
Motorway Main railway
Main road Minor railway
Minor road International border
Untarred road Provincial border
Scenic route Summit
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp389–90 and pp408–10
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