Modimolle

Also known as Nylstroom

Modimolle, also known as Nylstroom, is a town located near the southern edge of the Waterberg Massif in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is a medium-sized town that focuses primarily on agriculture and farming (citrus, grapes and cattle) as well as wildlife and tourism. Nylstroom is also located approximately north of Pretoria, South Africa's capital city.

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Settlement.demographics1_title4: White
Settlement.demographics1_info4: 53.6%
Settlement.demographics1_title5: Other
Settlement.demographics1_info5: 0.3%
Settlement.demographics_type2: First languages (2011)
Settlement.demographics2_title1: Northern Sotho
Settlement.demographics2_info1: 27.4%
Settlement.demographics2_title2: Afrikaans
Settlement.demographics2_info2: 53.2%
Settlement.demographics2_title3: English
Settlement.demographics2_info3: 4.1%
Settlement.name: Modimolle
Settlement.other_name: Nylstroom
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Limpopo#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limpopo

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Elevation: 1177
Image: Nylstroom se hoofstraat, Nelson Mandela-rylaan (R33), a.jpg
Dialing code: 014

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postal code: 0510
Commons category: Nylstroom

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The Waterberg Biosphere spreading north, a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve, contains approximately . Waterberg is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte landform. The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld.