Groenkloof
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Groenkloof is a suburb of Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

, South Africa.

The famous Little Company of Mary Hospital
Little Company of Mary Hospital (Pretoria)
The Little Company of Mary is a private hospital in Pretoria South Africa. It is situated in Groenkloof, a suburb south east of the city centre. It was opened to the public in 1957....

 is situated in Groenkloof as well as the Education Faculty of the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...

. It is also home to other well known establishments,such as Groenkloof Spar, Café 41, Pride of India, Fumo Mastrantonio Restaurant and Groenkloof Virgin Active Gym. The suburb is also home to various Embassies.

Groenkloof is a highly popular suburb of Pretoria due to its location. It is very close to the City centre, and to the well known Menlyn Park
Menlyn Park
At 118 989m2, Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is Pretoria's largest shopping centre situated at the corner of Lois Avenue and Atterbury Road close to the N1 Highway....

 shopping centre. The university of Pretoria main campus is only 3 km drive and it is a few minutes from the N14 freeway linking Pretoria and Johannesburg (via the N1).

The suburb lies between Koningin Wilhelmina avenue to the East, George Storrar avenue to the North and Fort Klapperkop to the South. Herbert Baker
Herbert Baker
Sir Herbert Baker was a British architect.Baker was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892–1912....

- and Van Wouw- streets are some of the well known streets in the area and home to some of the city's wealthiest residents.
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