Brits, North West (zaf)

Brits, North West

Brits, North West ranks 8,205th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maple Heights, Ohio, Aberdare, and Lohne, Germany. The most famous people from Brits, North West are Corrie Sanders, Katlego Mphela, and Lebogang Morula. Brits, North West has been the birth place of many soccer players, and boxers. Brits, North West is located in South Africa.

Brits is a town in the North West Province of South Africa. It is situated in a fertile citrus, vegetable and grain-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam. It is close to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, which includes Pretoria, and it has the same dialling code as Pretoria. In addition to being a centre for agriculture, the city is home to several heavy industries.The city also plays an important role in the South African mining industry: 94% of South Africa's platinum comes from the Rustenburg and Brits districts, which together produce more platinum than any other single area in the world. In addition, there is a large vanadium mine in the district. Read more on Wikipedia