Johannesburg (/ dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ / joh-HAN-iss-burg, US also /- ˈhɑːn -/ -⁠HAHN-, Afrikaans: [jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ]; Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli [ɛˈɡɔːli]) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or " The City of Gold ") [12][13] is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people in the City of Johannesburg alone. [7] .

The region surrounding Johannesburg was originally inhabited by hunter-gatherers who used stone tools. The Magaliesberg valley north of Johannesburg was ideal for farming, and farmers settled there by the 6th century. [1] By the 13th century, stone-walled ruins of Sotho–Tswana towns (e.g. Kweneng) and villages are scattered around the parts of the former Transvaal in which Johannesburg is ...

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is the capital of the Gauteng Province. It was founded on October 4, 1886 and has the JSE Securities Exchange, which is the largest stock exchange in Africa.

2025年1月15日 · Johannesburg, city, Gauteng province, South Africa, that is the country’s chief industrial and financial metropolis. One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold.

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in …

Johannesburg (also Jo'burg, Egoli or Jozi) is a large metropolis and South Africa's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and ...

Johannesburg, City (pop., 2001: metro. area, 3,225,810), northeastern South Africa. The capital of Gauteng province and one of the country’s largest cities, it bestrides a highland region called the Witwatersrand.

2024年9月26日 · Johannesburg (in spoken language also referred to as Joburg, Egoli or Jozi ) is South Africa 's largest city. Johannesburg has a population of 9.6 million people (South African 2011 census), half of which live in Soweto and adjacent suburbs.

Johannesburg is the economic powerhouse of South Africa, and southern Africa. Founded in 1886 with the discovery of gold on the Reef, Johannesburg has grown into a world-class city: the provincial capital of Gauteng and the financial centre of the country.

Johannesburg has become an internationally renowned and vibrant metropolis, with over 5.5 million (5,538,596) inhabitants. Since 2011 the population growth rate has been declining from 3,5% to 2,4%.