N12 (South Africa)

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National route N12
The N12 at Perseboom Drift in Meiringspoort as it passes through the Swartberg
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL
Length	1,342 km (834 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end	N2 near George
Major intersections	N9 near George N1 near Beaufort West N1 at Three Sisters N10 at Britstown N8 in Kimberley N18 at Warrenton N1 near Soweto N3 / N17 near Germiston N3 at Bedfordview
Northeast end	N4 in eMalahleni
Location
Country	South Africa
Provinces	Western Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga
Major cities	George Oudtshoorn Beaufort West Kimberley Klerksdorp Potchefstroom Johannesburg Germiston eMalahleni
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← N11 → N14

The N12 is a national route in South Africa which runs from George through Beaufort West, Kimberley, Klerksdorp and Johannesburg to eMalahleni.^[1]

It is the only other National Route after the N1 route that connects the Western Cape Province with the Gauteng Province. Prior to 1971, the N12 from Johannesburg to Three Sisters was known as the N13.^{[2][citation needed]}