Global InformationGauteng information
Gauteng | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Maboneng (Place of Lights) | |
| Motto: Unity in Diversity | |
 Location of Gauteng in South Africa | |
| Province |  South Africa |
| Established | 28 April 1994 |
| Capital | Johannesburg |
| Municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | Panyaza Lesufi (ANC) |
| • Legislature | Gauteng Provincial Legislature |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 18,176 km2 (7,018 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th in South Africa |
| Highest elevation | 1,913 m (6,276 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,810,388 |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| • Density | 885/km2 (2,290/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| Population groups (2022) [1] | |
| • Black | 84.6% |
| • White | 10% |
| • Coloured | 2.9% |
| • Indian or Asian | 2.2% |
| Languages [1] | |
| • Zulu | 19.8% |
| • English | 13.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 12.4% |
| • Southern Sotho | 11.6% |
| • Sepedi | 10.8% |
| • Tswana | 9.1% |
| • Xhosa | 6.6% |
| • Tsonga | 6.6% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.2% |
| • Venda | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-GP |
| GDP | US$134.7 billion [3] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.736[4] high · 2nd of 9 |
| Website | www |
| Zulu | eGoli |
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| Xhosa | iRhawuti |
| Afrikaans | Gauteng |
| Sepedi | Gauteng |
| Swazi | Gauteng |
| Sesotho | Gauteng |
| Setswana | Gauteng |
| Xitsonga | eXilungwini |
| Venda | Makhuwani |
| Southern Ndebele | iGauteng |
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/ khow-TENG;[5]Sotho pronunciation: [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀] khow-oo-T'EH-ng; Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; Zulu: eGoli or iGoli [îːˈgóːlì]) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only 1.5% of the country's land area, it is home to more than a quarter of its population (26%).[6] Highly urbanised, the province contains the country's largest city, Johannesburg, which is also one of the largest cities in the world. Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered the financial hub of South Africa; the financial activity is mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton. Gauteng is the most populous province in South Africa, with a population of approximately 16.1 million, according to mid-year 2022 estimates.[7]
- ^ a b c Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
- ^ Mid-year population estimates, 2021 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 19 July 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Provincial gross domestic product:experimental estimates, 2013–2022" (PDF), www.statssa.gov.za
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Gauteng". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Stats in brief, 2006 (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2006. p. 3. ISBN 0-621-36558-0. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Mid-year population estimates" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.