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. Memorable people born in Brits, North West include Corrie Sanders, and Katlego Mphela. Brits, North West has been the birth place of many boxers, and soccer players. 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. A factory of the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo produced cars for the domestic market and export to Asia from 1974 to 1985. 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