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Potchefstroom

South Africa > North West > Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

Potchefstroom has hosted two World Cup-winning teams (in cricket and football), and is a home away from home for international athletes and teams. At 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude, it provides a good balance between altitude and quality training. The city has no large factories, and good air quality.…

Average elevation: 4,570 ft

Ottosdal

South Africa > North West > Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality > Tswaing Local Municipality

Ottosdal is a small town situated at an altitude of 1,479 meters (4,855 feet) on the branch railway line from Makwassie in the central North West Province of South Africa. Ottosdal is a farming community engaged in the growing of grains such as maize (mielies), sunflower and peanuts. In addition, local farmers…

Average elevation: 4,892 ft

Rustenburg

South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Rustenburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with a relatively high degree of diurnal temperature variation due to the high elevation. It has very warm summers (from December to February) and mild winters (from June to August). Due to the altitude, summers are not quite as hot as one might expect.…

Average elevation: 3,993 ft

Mafikeng Game Reserve

South Africa > North West > Mahikeng

Average elevation: 4,377 ft

Mahikeng

South Africa > North West > Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is 1,400 km (870 mi) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km (160 mi) west of Johannesburg. In 2001 it had a population of 49,300. In 2007 Mafikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000, of which the CBD constituted between 69,000 and 75,000. It is built…

Average elevation: 4,334 ft

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