Rustenburg

Rustenburg

      town, North-West province, South Africa, west of Pretoria. Founded in 1850, its name was allegedly derived from the rust (“rest”) that white settlers were able to enjoy between black African attacks. The town was important in the political affairs of the Transvaal in the middle and late 19th century. Rustenburg is home to a nature reserve and a museum of local archaeology and history. The restored farmstead home of Paul Kruger, president of South Africa from 1883 to 1902, is just north of Rustenburg. There is extensively irrigated tobacco, wheat, and fruit cultivation in the surrounding area; and one of the world's largest platinum mines is 8 miles (13 km) east. Chrome, nickel, and granite are also mined. Pop. (2001) town, 109,451; mun., 395,539.

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