Gauteng
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/ KHOW-teng;[4] Tswana: Gauteng; Sotho: Gauteng ; Zulu: eGoli; Tsonga: Gauteng/eXilungwini; Ndebele, Xhosa: iRhawuti; Southern Ndebele: I-Gauteng; Venda: Gauteng) is a province of South Africa. It is the smallest province by area, though it also has the greatest number of people. Its capital is Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It also hosts South Africa's executive capital, Pretoria.
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 Location of Gauteng in South Africa | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Established | 28 April 1994 |
| Capital | Johannesburg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | David Makhura (ANC) |
| • Legislature | Gauteng Provincial Legislature |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,176 km2 (7,018 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th in South Africa |
| Highest elevation | 1,913 m (6,276 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,272,263 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 15,176,115 |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| • Density | 675.191/km2 (1,748.74/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| Population groups | |
| • African | 77.4% |
| • White | 15.6% |
| • Coloured | 3.5% |
| • Indian or Asian | 2.9% |
| Languages | |
| • Zulu | 14.8% |
| • English | 13.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 12.4% |
| • Southern Sotho | 12.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 11.6% |
| • Tswana | 11.1% |
| • Xhosa | 10.6% |
| • Tsonga | 6.6% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.2% |
| • Venda | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-GT |
| HDI (2017) | 0.735[3] high · 2nd |
| Website | gautengonline.gov.za |
Geography
The province borders the provinces of North West (west), the Free State (south), Limpopo (north), and Mpumalanga (east).
Gauteng Media
The Johannesburg City Hall, home of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
The undulating hills that form part of the rural areas in the province just north of Johannesburg. Although Gauteng is a heavily urbanised province, much of its area is extensively cultivated for agriculture.
Map of municipal boundaries in Gauteng, as they will be after the municipal elections of 3 August 2016, with the names of the municipalities. Based on
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Sandton Gautrain Station in August 2010
University of Pretoria's Old Arts Building
The Maropeng visitors centre at the Cradle of Humankind
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, one of Gauteng's various stadia and venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
- ↑ (31 July 2019) Mid-year population estimates, 2019 . Statistics South Africa, 3. Report.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ Gauteng Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 09-10-2018
