Klerksdorp (Q1015647)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Klerksdorp ( KLARKS-dorp) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the first Stock Exchange in the region. It became an important trading town linking Kimberley to Johannesburg. It became home to a mix of farmers, miners and immigrants servicing the two industries.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Klerksdorp is een Zuid-Afrikaanse stad met 187.000 inwoners, in de gemeente Matlosana in de provincie Noordwest, in het westen van de oude provincie Transvaal. Klerksdorp is de hoofdstad van het zuidelijk district van de provincie. Klerksdorp werd in 1837 door de Voortrekkers gesticht op de oevers van de rivier de Schoonspruit. De stad draagt de naam van Jacob de Clerq, eerste "magistraat" van de plaats. Klerksdorp telt ongeveer 185.000 inwoners.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Klerksdorp is 'n stad in die Noordwes-provinsie van Suid-Afrika en die oudste dorp in die weste van die historiese Transvaal. Benewens vir mynbouaktiwiteite is Klerksdorp die ekonomiese, mediese, onderwys- en handelsentrum van die Noordwes-provinsie en die noordelike Vrystaat. Die N12 nasionale pad gaan deur Klerksdorp.

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node: Klerksdorp (OSM), 0.53 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Klerksdorp
is_in: North West, South Africa
place: city
source: sagns
name:en: Klerksdorp
name:ru: Клерксдорп
sagns_id: 77075
wikidata: Q1015647
wikipedia: en:Klerksdorp
population: 186515
is_in:country: South Africa

wikidata match: Q1015647

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