Centurion
Built around the Lyttelton railway station, Centurion grew into a major residential and business centre within the City of Tshwane. It lies on the Highveld between Pretoria and Johannesburg, with the Hennops River running through the urban area. The city combines established, tree-lined suburbs with office districts, retail centres and major transport corridors. Centurion was known as Verwoerdburg until 1995, when it took its present name; since 2000 it has formed part of the City of Tshwane metropolitan municipality. Nearby Irene retains connections to the area’s farming past, while Gauteng places Centurion in South Africa’s most populous urban region.
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Centurion occupies a Highveld corridor between Pretoria and Johannesburg in Gauteng. The Hennops River runs through this rapidly developed urban centre, where residential districts, business parks and shopping areas meet the open grassland character of South Africa’s interior plateau. The modern city grew around the former town of Verwoerdburg, which was renamed Centurion in 1995. At nearby Air Force Base Swartkop, the South African Air Force Museum documents the country’s military aviation heritage with historic aircraft. Centurion is also closely linked to the older Irene area, known for its long-established dairy farm. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Centurion relates to Gauteng and the Pretoria–Johannesburg corridor.
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Gauteng stretches from the Magaliesberg in the north to the Vaal River in the south, encompassing Highveld grassland and South Africa’s largest urban concentration. Although it is the country’s smallest province by area, it includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, the latter one of South Africa’s three capitals. Johannesburg grew rapidly with the Witwatersrand gold rush, a legacy still evident in its mining heritage and urban form. To the northwest, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site preserves fossil-bearing caves that have shaped research into human origins. Summer thunderstorms and dry, sunny winters give the province a strongly seasonal Highveld character. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Gauteng.
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The terrain of South Africa ranges from coastal lowlands along the Indian Ocean in the east to high inland plateaus across the centre, producing marked regional climate contrasts. The Drakensberg forms a rugged eastern escarpment, while Atlantic and Indian Ocean shores frame cities including Cape Town and Durban. Table Mountain stands above Cape Town, and the Cape Floristic Region is internationally noted for its exceptional plant diversity. South Africa’s modern identity is inseparable from apartheid and the democratic transition of 1994, a history explored at Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum. Twelve official languages reflect the country’s diverse communities. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of South Africa.
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