Transvaal

The Transvaal (lit. beyond the Vaal river) was one of the provinces of South Africa from 1910 until 1994. The province no longer exists, and its territory now forms all, or part of, the provinces of Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Geography

The Transvaal province lay between 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 natural features.

Related Topics:
Vaal River - Limpopo River - Orange Free State - Natal - Cape Province - Bechuanaland Protectorate - Botswana - Rhodesia - Zimbabwe - Portuguese East Africa - Mozambique - Swaziland

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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.

Related Topics:
Bantustan - Venda - KwaNdebele - Gazankulu - KaNgwane - Lebowa - Bophuthatswana - Cape Province - Orange Free State

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Divisions:

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• Zoutpansberg

Cities in the Transvaal:

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• Heidelberg
• Johannesburg
• Messina
• Nelspruit
• Pietersburg
• Pretoria
• Vereeniging