There are a small minority of countries in the world which have more than one capital. However, the only country in the world to have three capitals is South Africa.
The South African Government is divided into three sections and therefore, based in three diverse capitals. The notion behind this came from the Union of South Africa when it was created and concern was raised over whether it would place too much power in one place to have a single capital of South Africa.
The three different capitals of South Africa are divided into administrative, legislative and judicial government bases.
The administrative capital of South Africa is Pretoria. Pretoria was the capital of Apartheid South Africa and is situated in the northern province of Gauteng. South Africa’s legislative capital is Cape Town. Home to the Cape Floral Kingdom, this capital is more than the parliamentary center of South Africa. The judicial capital of South Africa is Bloemfontein. Its name means “blooming flowers” or “fountain of flowers” in Afrikaans.
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