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Centurion is a city of 237,000 people (2011) in the Tshwane district of South Africa between Pretoria to the north, and Midrand and Johannesburg to the south. It is home to the Waterkloof Air Force Base, and the Swartkop Air Force Base (which includes the South African Air Force Museum).
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Centurion Park
With a capacity of 22,000, this occasionally hosts Test matches and is home to the Titans (representing Easterns and Northerns Cricket Unions) and to Pretoria Capitals.
Large shopping mall on Centurion Lake.
By train
Centurion has a station on the high-speed Gautrain, running between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It's possible to arrive from OR Tambo by train, via a change at Marlboro station.
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