Orania (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʊəˈrɑːnia]) is an Afrikaner separatist town founded by Afrikaners in South Africa. It is located along the Orange River in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province. The town is split in two halves by the R369 road, and is 871 kilometres (541 mi) from Cape Town and 680 kilometres (420 mi) from Pretoria. Its climate is semi-arid. Two South African presidents have visited the town. Nelson Mandela visited in 1995, and Jacob Zuma visited in 2010.