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	Cape Colony - LoveToKnow 1911
		Cape Point (Cape of Good Hope) stands 840 ft. above the sea; Cape Agulhas 455 ft. Farther on the green-clad sides of the Uiteniquas Mountains are plainly visible from the sea, and as the traveller by boat proceeds eastward, stretches of forest are seen and numbers of mountain streams carrying their waters to the ocean.
		English is the language of the towns; elsewhere, except in the eastern provinces, the taal or vernacular Dutch is the tongue of the majority of the whites, as it is of the natives in the western provinces.
		Cape Colony entered the Union as an original province, being represented in the Union parliament by eight members in the Senate and fifty-one in the House of Assembly.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cape_Colony (17067 words)

	Western Cape - Information at Halfvalue.com
		The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa.
		Western Cape Province is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape Province, on the east by the Eastern Cape Province, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Western Cape is also diverse climatologically, with many distinct micro- and macroclimates created by the varied topography and the influence of both the Indian (warm water) and Atlantic (cold water) oceans.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Western_Cape (1849 words)

	Cape_Town - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cape Town is the economic centre of the Western Cape and serves as the regional manufacturing centre.
		The Western Cape is an important tourist region in South Africa; the tourism industry accounts for 9.8% of the GDP of the province and employs 9.6% of the province's workforce.
		Cape Town is served by two public universities: the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Cape_Town (4463 words)

	Beaufort West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa.
		Today Beaufort West is the centre of an agricultural district based mainly on sheep farming, and is a significant town on the N1 national road.
		The Municipal Manager and ex-mayor of Beaufort West, Truman Prince, made headlines in 2005 when he was filmed in a television documentary apparently soliciting underage prostitutes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beaufort_West (273 words)

	Western Cape
		The Constitution of the Western Cape was adopted in 1998 and is available in the official languages of the province, Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.
		The Western Cape ProvinceвЂ™s total GDP is the third-highest contribution to the countryвЂ™s total, at 14.6%.
		Former Western Cape provincial minister of environment and planning David Malatsi was on Monday sentenced to a five-year jail term for his role in the Roodefontein corruption case.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-W/Western_Cape.php (1314 words)

	Beaufort West - Karoo - Western Cape South Africa
		The town of Beaufort West in the Western Cape of South Africa was founded in 1818 on the Karoo farm of Hooivlakte at the foot of the Nuweveld Mountain Range.
		Beaufort West was the first town to become a municipality and was connected to the telegraph line in 1875.
		Beaufort West ’s greatest son, Dr Christiaan Barnard was the first man to perform a heart transplant in 1967, in Groote Schuur Hospital.
	www.south-africa-tours.com /beaufort-west.html (380 words)

	Routes Travel Info Portal: Beaufort West
		'West' was added later to avoid confusion with Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, and Port Beaufort at the mouth of the Breede River in the Western Cape.
		The district of Beaufort was proclaimed on 27 November 1818.
		Beaufort West became a municipality in 1836.The first bank was established by John Charles Molteno, who latyer became Prime Minister of the Cape.
	www.routes.co.za /wc/beaufortwest/index.html (197 words)

	Beaufort West district
		The town was established in 1818 by the Governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset to curb lawlessness in a district where hunters, traders, adventurers, explorers, smugglers and outlaws constantly crossed swords.
		Beaufort West is the oldest town in the Central Karoo and its municipality, proclaimed in 1837, is the oldest in South Africa.
		With modern road and rail links, Beaufort West is ideally situated as a central base from which to explore the Great Karoo and passes of the Swartberg Mountains.
	www.centralkaroo.co.za /beaufortwestarea.htm (278 words)

	Historical Monuments, Trees and Other Places Beaufort West Western Cape
		Harry Wolhuter was born in Beaufort West … Harry was one of the first Kruger National Park Rangers and he killed a lion with a sheath knife.
		On its completion one resident caustically remarked that ‘Beaufort West now has the only building in the centre of the main road between Cape Town and Cairo.’ This brick and stone building is dated 1873 and replaced the old de Clercq homestead, which was damaged in the 1869 floods.
		The Beaufort West gaol was built in the heavy Neo-Classical style of the mid-Victorian period.
	www.vuvuzela.com /beaufortwestplaces (6359 words)

	Western Cape Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, with Cape Town as capital and 4 524 335 residents, according to the 2001 Statistics South Africa Census.
		Western Cape Province covers an area of 129 370 km2 of the southern-most tip of the African continent (roughly the size of England or the US state of Louisiana).
		The Western Cape Province borders on the Northern Cape Province to the north, the Eastern Cape Province to the northeast and is flanked on the south and west by two oceans, namely the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean respectively.
	www.realfact.net /Western-Cape-Province.article00000034.html (527 words)

	Beaufort West
		Beaufort West lies in the heart of the Great Karoo, in the centre of the world's largest plateau of its kind outside Asia.
		Beaufort West can be reached by crossing the breathtaking Swartberg Pass which today is National Monument, or alternatively through the spectacular Meiringspoort or the Seven Weeks Passes.
		Beaufort West offers various interesting and good accommodation places to stay - from guest houses and b&b's to guest farms and game lodges where you can experience the great outdoors.
	www.places.co.za /html/beaufort_west.html (358 words)

	Beaufort West Information
		Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa.
		It is the oldest and largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 37 000 inhabitants in 2001.
		Today Beaufort West is the centre of an agricultural district based mainly on sheep farming, and is a significant town on the N1 national road.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Beaufort_West (229 words)

	Beaufort West
		Beaufort West, the capital city of the Karoo, is situated on the N1 route half way between Cape Town and Bloemfontein and is a real oasis where the traveller can relax a while.
		The municipality was the first to be proclaimed in South Africa during 1837.
		The Beaufort west museum can also be visited and there is a walking trail through the town which will last less than one hour to complete.
	www.africa4u.co.za /WesternCape/beaufortwest.htm (576 words)

	Beaufort West Central Karoo Western Cape South Africa Game Lodge Homestead Lodgings Accommodations
		The little town of Beaufort West has become the world’s richest collecting grounds for reptile fossils and scientists have since described the Karoo and its fossils as one of the great wonders of the world.
		Beaufort West is the oldest town in the Central Karoo and its municipality, proclaimed in 1837, is the oldest in South Africa.
		With modern road and rail links, Beaufort West is ideally situated as a central base from which to explore the Great Karoo and the passes of the Swartberg Mountains.
	www.lodgingsinternational.com /accommodations/1556.htm (523 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		In the Western Cape, traditionally a province where the opposition has been predominant, the ruling African National Congress is likely to see a more rosy result than in Cape Town in next Wednesday's municipal election.
		Although in the previous municipal election in 2000 the DA was the predominant party in the province with 49,8% of the vote compared with 39,7% for the ANC, by-election trends -- particularly in rural areas of the Western Cape -- have indicated the ANC is not losing support.
		Altogether 15 municipalities were lost by the DA to the ANC in floor-crossing periods in the past five years.
	www.mg.co.za /articledirect.aspx?articleid=265256&area= (691 words)

	Beaufort West in the Western Cape Has the Richest Desert Flora in the World
		Beaufort West is in the heart of the Great Karoo, where the earth’s development over 280 million years is clearly captured in rocks.
		The Beaufort West Municipality was the first in the country to provide free basic services to its residents via a comprehensive indigent policy.
		Beaufort West is the ideal base from which to explore the richest desert flora in the world.
	www.vuvuzela.com /beaufortwestwestern (558 words)

	Blue Train South Africa Rail Tour
		Departing guests are greeted with scenes of the lush and bountiful Western Cape, covered with vineyards and orchards and dotted with historic Cape Dutch and Flemish homesteads.
		Established in 1818 on the banks of the Gamka River at the foot of the Nuweveld mountains, it was named after the fifth Duke of Beaufort.
		In 1837 it was proclaimed the first municipality in South Africa and is known as the capital of the Karoo.
	www.drumafrica.co.za /blue-train.html (1638 words)

	RESOLUTION OF THE ANC WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LEKGOTLA 29 & 30 JANUARY 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC Western Cape convened a Lekgotla in Citrusdal from 29-30 January 2001.
		The Lekgotla was attended by NEC Members deployed in the Western Cape, PEC Members, the Chairs and Secretaries of all 10 ANC Regions in the Western Cape, the Women¹s League and Youth League as well as members of the Provincial Legislature and the National Assembly.
		The realignment of ANC branches and regions with the new demarcation of the wards and municipalities.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/pr/2001/pr0131a.html (763 words)

	South Africa, Western Cape Province travel information accommodation guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This landmark monument at the end of the Cape Peninsula was erected to honour Bartolomeu Dias, who rounded the Cape in 1488, and died on a subsequent voyage.
		Beaufort West boasts the oldest Town Hall in the country, being the first municipality to be proclaimed in 1837.
		Beaufort West's most famous export was Professor Chris Barnard, pioneer of the world's first heart transplant.
	www.south-africa.org.za /western-cape-province (2431 words)

	Qwika - similar:Mpumalanga_Province
		On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands were reintegrated and the four existing provinces were divided as follows (numbered corresponding with the map to the right and with the capital in parenthesis): Western Cape (Cape Town) Northern Cape (Kimberley) Easte...
		Stellenbosch is the second oldest European settlement in South Africa after Cape Town, and is located in the Western Cape Province.
		It is situated about 50 kilometers from Cape Town and has a population of around 90,000 as of the year 2000, not counting students.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Category:Mpumalanga_Province (1604 words)

	CapeMeanders \| Beaufort West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It proudly hosts a number of interesting buildings, one of which is the first Town Hall of the first Municipality ever build in South Africa and it is the birthplace of Professor Chris Barnard, the famous heart surgeon.
		Charles Somerset, the Governor of the Cape, named the town in honour of his father, Duke of Beaufort in 1818.
		This name was later changed to Beaufort West to avoid confusion and to distinguish between Fort Beaufort and Port Beaufort.
	www.capemeanders.co.za /town.asp?id=86&provinceid=1®ionid=14 (239 words)

	Karoo - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 three Republican Commandos, reinforced by the rebels from the Cape Colony, conducted widespread operations throughout the Karoo.
		Countless skirmishes took place in the region, with the Calvinia magisterial district, in particular, contributing a significant number of fighters to the Republican cause.
		Although the boundaries of the region are not strictly defined, most people consider the western boundary of the Little Karoo to be in the region of Barrydale and the eastern boundary around Uniondale.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Karoo (541 words)

	The Central Karoo \| Western Cape \| Country Info \| South Africa
		Beaufort West has a variety of accommodation to meet any budget and for those who have a time to tarry a farm holiday in this unique world is an unforgettable experience.
		Beaufort West is situated conveniently between Cape Town and Johannesburg in the heart of the Great Karoo.
		Prof Barnard was born and raised in Beaufort West.
	www.getawayafrica.com /index.php?id=915 (825 words)

	Fraserburg
		Named after a Scottish cleric and immigrant, Rev Colin Fraser, Fraserburg was founded in the West Nuweveld in 1851 on a high plateau north of the Nuweveld Mountains.
		The nearest Railway station is Leeu Gamka on the N1 between Cape Town and Beaufort West.
		The architect was the well-known Sophia Gray, wife of the Bishop Robert Gray of Cape Town.
	www.places.co.za /html/fraserburg.html (401 words)

	History of Beaufort West
		By about 1750 stock farmers had moved towards the Koup and the Nieuveld and established farms in what is now the district of Beaufort West.
		A few years later (1760) the loan-farm Hooyvlakte - on which the town Beaufort West was to be laid out later - was issued.
		The naturalist and traveler, Lichtenstein, says that when he visited this farm of Commandant Abraham de Clerk in 1804 he found that the nearest neighbour was 100 kilometers away.
	www.donkinhouse.co.za /beaufort.htm (354 words)

	Klein & Central Karoo, Western Cape
		The Beaufort West Museum has an impressive collection of awards made to South Africa's pioneer heart transplant surgeon, Professor Chris Barnard.
		Mossel Bay reaches the top of the Robinson Pass, there are views of a richly forested coastal plain, providing a striking contrast to the semi-arid landscape of the Klein Karoo.
		Cape Town Car Hire: Hire from international and local companies, which offer a wide range of cars, from budget to luxury.
	www.sa-venues.com /attractionswc/karoo-attractions.htm (1146 words)

	The Blue Train - Cape Town - Pretoria - Cape Town / Route
		Departing guests are greeted with scenes of the lush and bountiful Western Cape, covered with vineyards and orchards and dotted with historic Cape Dutch and Flemish homesteads.
		Established in 1818 on the banks of the Gamka River at the foot of the Nuweveld mountains, it was named after the fifth Duke of Beaufort.
		In 1837 it was proclaimed the first municipality in South Africa and is known as the capital of the Karoo.
	www.blue-travel.net /bluetrain/sa18re11.htm (802 words)

	Percy Twentyman-Jones Information
		Percy Sydney Twentyman-Jones (born September 13, 1876, Beaufort West Municipality, Western Cape, died March 8, 1954, Cape Town, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.
		He scored 33 and 50 (out of a total of just 80) against the touring Australian cricket team on a bad pitch and was picked for the third Test match at Cape Town.
		Qualifying as a lawyer in 1898, Twentyman-Jones was appointed a judge in 1926 and had a prominent career in criminal cases.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Percy_Twentyman-Jones (158 words)

	Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa
		Beaufort West lies south of a ridge of hills between two rivers, the Gamka and Kuils, and to the north the Nuweveld Mountains with 230-million years old rocks.
		To maintain law and order, the Governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset, decided in 1818 to establish the town Beaufort on the prosperous farm Hooyvlakte at the foot of the mountains.
		Beaufort West is a typical "platteland" town with a rich, romantic history.
	www.beaufortwestsa.co.za (1351 words)

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