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Johannesburg

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Johannesburg
eGoli  (Zulu)
City of Johannesburg
Nhwɛsoɔ:Multiple image
Flag of Johannesburg
Coat of arms of Johannesburg
Nickname(s): 
Jo'burg; Jozi; Nhwɛsoɔ:Lang (Venda version), Nhwɛsoɔ:Lang (Tsonga version); Nhwɛsoɔ:Lang (Bhojpuri version);[1] Egoli ("Place of Gold");
CountryNhwɛsoɔ:Country data South Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Established1886
Government
  TypeMetropolitan municipality
  MayorThapelo Amad[2] (Al Jama-ah)
Area
  Megacity1,644.98 km2 (635.13 sq mi)
  Urban
3,357 km2 (1,296 sq mi)
Elevation
1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population
 (2019)[4]
  Megacity5635127
  Urban
8,000,000
  Urban density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
  Metro
10,500,000
Racial makeup (2019)
  Black African76.4%
  White12.3%
  Coloured5.6%
  Indian/Asian4.9%
  Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu23.41%
  English20.10%
  Sesotho9.61%
  Setswana7.68%
  Afrikaans7.28%
  Other18,10%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2001
PO box
2000
Area code010 and 011
HDIIncrease 0.75 High (2012)[5]
GDPNhwɛsoɔ:US$131 billion (2020)[6]
GDP per capita (PPP)Nhwɛsoɔ:US$16370 (2014)[6]
Websitewww.joburg.org.za

Johannesburg yɛ kurow a nnipa dɔɔso sen baabiara wɔ South Africa, na wɔabu no sɛ kurow kɛse; ɛyɛ nkurow akɛse 100 a ɛwɔ wiase no mu biako. Sɛnea Demographia kyerɛ no, Johannesburg–Pretoria nkurow akɛse mu mpɔtam (sɛ wɔaka abom esiane akwantu nkitahodi a emu yɛ den a ɛma wotumi kɔ baabiara nti) yɛ nea ɛto so 26 wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ nnipa dodow mu, na nnipa 14,167,000 na wɔte hɔ. Ɛyɛ ɔmantam no ahenkurow ne kurow a ɛso sen biara a ɛne Gauteng, a ɛyɛ mantam a wodi yiye sen biara wɔ South Africa. Johannesburg yɛ Ɔman Mmara Asɛnnibea, asɛnnibea kunini a ɛwɔ South Africa no tenabea. South Africa nnwumakuw akɛse ne sikakorabea dodow no ara wɔ wɔn adwumayɛbea ti wɔ Johannesburg. Kurow no wɔ Witwatersrand nkoko a aboɔden abo pii wom no mu, beae a amanaman ntam aboɔden abo, sika kɔkɔɔ ne (titiriw) diamond aguadi.

  1. "Chilli city". 14 November 2010.
  2. Lekabe, Thapelo (2022-10-25). "DA wins court case over Mpho Phalatse's removal as Joburg mayor". The Citizen (in English). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. 1 2 "Johannesburg". Census 2011.
  4. 1 2 " Population of Johannesburg
  5. "Gauteng's Human Development Index" (PDF). Gauteng City-Region Observatory. 2013. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 Nhwɛsoɔ:Cite report