Three Rivers Proper is a suburb of
Vereeniging
Vereeniging ( ; ) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was forme ...
,
Gauteng
Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...
, South Africa.
The suburb is bordered by
Three Rivers East
Three Rivers East is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng. The suburb lies on the easternmost end of the city, bordered by the Sugarbush river to the south and east and by an eco estate called Summerview Estate to the West.
Three Rivers East is ho ...
to the east and Three Rivers North to the north. Its northern boundary is formed by the
R42 (General Hertzog Road), its western border is formed by the
Klip River and its southern border is formed by the
Sugarbush River Sugar Bush may refer to:
* Sugar bush, a forest that is harvested for maple syrup.
Plants
* Sugar Bush ('' Rhus ovata''), an evergreen shrub that grows in the southwest United States
* Common Sugarbush Protea (''Protea repens'')
* '' Protea'', a ...
and the
Vaal River
The Vaal River ( ; Khoemana: ) is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about north of Ermelo and only about from the Indian Oce ...
.
Many of Vereeniging's wealthiest families live here, and together with Three Rivers East contribute to the majority of the tax income by local municipality. Many of its most notable properties lie on the banks of the Sugarbush and
Vaal Rivers and have been home to many public figures, including
F.W. de Klerk.
The regional
River Square Shopping mall is located in Three Rivers Proper and it is also home to Milton Primary School and the Midvaal Private Hospital.
References
External links
Map of surrounding areaEmfuleni MunicipalityVaal Triangle Info
Suburbs of Vereeniging
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