Gauteng | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Maboneng (Sotho: Place of Lights) | |
| Motto: | |
 Location of Gauteng in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26°27′08″S 28°11′23″E / 26.45222°S 28.18972°E | |
| Province |  South Africa |
| Established | 28 April 1994 |
| Capital | Johannesburg |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | Panyaza Lesufi (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 (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 15,099,422 |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| • Density | 831/km2 (2,150/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in South Africa |
| Population groups (2022) | |
| • Black | 84.6% |
| • White | 10.0% |
| • Coloured | 2.9% |
| • Indian or Asian | 2.2% |
| Languages (2022) | |
| • Zulu | 23.1% |
| • Southern Sotho | 13.1% |
| • Sepedi | 12.6% |
| • Tswana | 10.4% |
| • English | 9.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.1% |
| • Xhosa | 6.5% |
| • Tsonga | 6.1% |
| • Other languages | 9.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-GP |
| GDP | US$134.7 billion [4] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.736[5] high · 2nd of 9 |
| Website | www |
| Zulu | eGoli |
|---|---|
| Xhosa | iRhawuti |
| Afrikaans | Gauteng |
| Sepedi | Gauteng |
| Swazi | Gauteng |
| Sesotho | Gauteng |
| Setswana | Gauteng |
| Xitsonga | eXilungwini |
| Venda | Makhuwani |
| Southern Ndebele | iRhawuteng |
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/ khow-TENG,[6] Sotho: [xɑ́.úˈtʼèŋ̀]; Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; Zulu: eGoli or iGoli [îːˈɡóːlì]) 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 the most populous province in South Africa, with more than a quarter (26%) of the national population;[7] the provincial population was approximately 16.1 million, according to mid-year 2022 estimates.[8] Highly urbanised, the province contains the country's largest city, Johannesburg. 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. The largest township, Soweto, is also found in this province. Politically, it is the closest contested province between the ANC and the DA in South Africa.[9]
- ^ a b Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
- ^ South African Census, 2022 (Report). Statistics South Africa. 16 May 2024. p. 1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ Boonzaaier, Dawie. "Gauteng and KZN: Agreements sealed as 'arrogant' EFF is cast aside". City Press. Retrieved 18 June 2024.