Transvaal (province)

This article is about the defunct South African province. For other uses, see Transvaal.

Province of Transvaal
Provinsie van Transvaal
Province of South Africa
1910–1994

The Transvaal as it was by 1994
CapitalPretoria
Area
 • 1904288,000 km2 (111,196 sq mi)
Population
 • 19041,268,716
 • 19919,491,265
History
 • Origin Transvaal Colony
 • Created1910
 • Abolished27 April 1994
 • Succeeded byGauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and eastern part of North West
StatusProvince of South Africa
LegislatureTransvaal Provincial Council
History 
• Established
1910
• Disestablished
1994
Wikisource has the text of the 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Transvaal".

The Province of Transvaal (Afrikaans: Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal (/ˈtrɑːnsvɑːl, ˈtræns-/; Afrikaans: [transˈfɑːl]), was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid. The name "Transvaal" is from the Latin prefix trans, which means across from, or on the other side. Hence, Transvaal refers to the province's geographical location to the north of the Vaal River. Its capital was Pretoria, which was also the country's executive capital.

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