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Quick Facts: Potchefstroom

  • Klerksdorp
  • Orkney
  • Potchefstroom
  • The greater city area of Klerksdorp comprises the towns of Orkney, Kanana, Stilfontein, Khuma, Hartbeesfontein and Tigane
  • The Klerksdorp district plays an important role in the South Africa's agriculture
  • Agricultural products include: crops such as maize, sorghum, groundnuts and sunflowers
  • Klerksdorp is home to the largest agricultural company in the southern hemisphere: Senwes
  • The Klerksdorp district is known for its Sussex cattle herds
  • Attractions in and near Klerksdorp: mining shafts, Klerksdorp Museum, Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve, Oudorp hiking trail, Goudkoppie / Gold Hill and Klerksdorp Dam
  • The town of Orkney nestles on the banks of the Vaal River which is about 180km away from Johannesburg
  • Attractions in and near Orkney include: Bird Sanctuary, Likkewaan Hiking Trails, Orkney Vaal Resort, Vaal Reef Gold Mine and Ground Nut Factory
  • The Ground Nut Factory in Orkney is the biggest nut-shelling factory in the southern hemisphere
  • The academic city of Potchefstroom is home to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University
  • Potchefstroom is located on the banks of the Mooirivier about 120 km southwest of Johannesburg and 45 km northeast of Klerksdorp
  • Attractions in and around Potchefstroom include: Botanical Garden, MooiRivier Mall , Lakeside Holiday Resort, Dome Bergland Nature Park, Boskop Dam Nature Reserve, Potchefstroom Museum, Bird Sanctuary, Buffelsvlei Wild Animal Park and the stately City Hall
  • National Monuments in Potchefstroom: the Old Gunpowder House, Old Police Station Building, Kruger Kraal Opstal, Heimat Building, Magistrate's Office
  • Potchefstroom's Oak Avenue was planted in 1910 was declared a national heritage site in 1976

Introducing Potchefstroom

This region of South Africa's North West Province includes the towns of Klerksdorp, Orkney and Potchefstroom.  The greater city area of Klerksdorp comprises the towns of Orkney, Kanana, Stilfontein, Khuma, Hartbeesfontein and Tigane.  The Klerksdorp district plays an important role in the country's agriculture.  Crops such as maize, sorghum, groundnuts and sunflowers are produced here. Klerksdorp is home to the largest agricultural company in the southern hemisphere, Senwes.

Klerksdorp, North West Province (South Africa)

The Klerksdorp district is known for its Sussex cattle herds.  Attractions in and near Klerksdorp include mining shafts, the Klerksdorp Museum, the Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve, the Oudorp hiking trail, Goudkoppie / Gold Hill and the Klerksdorp Dam.

Orkney, North West Province (South Africa)

The South African town of Orkney nestles on the banks of the Vaal River which is about 180km away from Johannesburg, Gauteng Province.  Attractions in and near Orkney include the Bird Sanctuary, the Likkewaan Hiking Trails, the Orkney Vaal Resort, the Vaal Reef Gold Mine and the Ground Nut Factory which is the biggest nut-shelling factory in the Southern Hemisphere.

Potchefstroom, North West Province (South Africa)

The academic city of Potchefstroom is home to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. This city in the North West Province is located on the banks of the Mooirivier about 120 km southwest of Johannesburg and 45 km northeast of Klerksdorp.  

Attractions in and around Potchefstroom include the NWU Botanical Garden, the MooiRivier Mall , the Lakeside Holiday Resort, the Dome Bergland Nature Park, the Boskop Dam Nature Reserve, the Potchefstroom Museum, National Monuments such as the Old Gunpowder House, Old Police Station Building, Kruger Kraal Opstal, Heimat Building, Magistrate's Office.

Potchefstroom's Oak Avenue which was planted in 1910 was declared a national heritage site in 1976.  The city's OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary, Buffelsvlei Wild Animal Park and the stately City Hall in Edwardian Classicist design are also of great interest for visitors.