Property in Pretoria Featured by Pembi Pretoria East Conference Centre

Pretoria lies within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and serves as the executive and official de facto capital of South Africa. Pretoria is situated a transitional area from Highveld to the Bushveld regions of Gauteng, South Africa. Approximately 50 km north of Johannesburg, Pretoria lies in a warm well sheltered valley.

Pretoria is home to the university of Pretoria, which is the largest residential university in South Africa. Other major universities in Pretoria include the largest distance education university, University of South Africa and Tshwane University of Technology. The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is also located in Pretoria. Pretoria is an important industrial centre of South Africa with industries such as iron and steel casting as well as automobile, railroad and machinery manufacture. Pretoria is the third biggest contributor to the South Africa's total GDP behind Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City of Gauteng for all the purple blossom-bedecked trees which line its thoroughfares. It is home to many significant old buildings and some fascinating museums.

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