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.
Gauteng | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: Unity in Diversity | |
 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 | 680/km2 (1,700/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).
References
- 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, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 31 July 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "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
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gauteng.
Gauteng travel guide from Wikivoyage- Gauteng Provincial Government
- Gauteng Tourism Authority
- Mashatile elected to lead Gauteng
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