Gauteng

**Gauteng** ( ; ; Sotho: _Gauteng_ ; ; Tsonga: _Gauteng/eXilungwini;_ Ndebele, ; ; ) 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.

## Geography

The province borders the provinces of North West (west), the Free State (south), Limpopo (north), and Mpumalanga (east).

## Other websites

- Gauteng Provincial Government
- Gauteng Tourism Authority
- Mashatile elected to lead Gauteng

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Gauteng
- **settlement type**: Provinces of South Africa, Province of South Africa
- **image flag**: Flag of the Gauteng Province.png
- **motto**: Unity in Diversity
- **image map**: Gauteng in South Africa.svg
- **map alt**: Map showing the location of Gauteng in the north-central part of South Africa
- **map caption**: Location of Gauteng in South Africa
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 28 April 1994
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Johannesburg
- **parts type**: Districts of South Africa, Districts
- **government type**: Parliamentary system
- **leader party**: African National Congress, ANC
- **leader title**: Premier of Gauteng, Premier
- **leader name**: David Makhura
- **leader title1**: Legislature
- **leader name1**: Gauteng Provincial Legislature
- **area total km2**: 18176
- **area rank**: List of South African provinces by area, 9th in South Africa
- **population total**: 12272263
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population est**: 15176115
- **pop est as of**: 2019
- **population rank**: List of South African provinces by population, 1st in South Africa
- **population density rank**: List of South African provinces by population density, 1st in South Africa
- **timezone1**: South African Standard Time, SAST
- **utc offset1**: +2
- **iso code**: ZA-GT
- **p2**: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, City of Tshwane
- **p3**: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Ekurhuleni
- **p4**: Sedibeng District Municipality, Sedibeng
- **p5**: West Rand District Municipality, West Rand
- **elevation max m**: 1913
- **demographics type1**: Population groups
- **demographics1 title1**: African people, African
- **demographics1 info1**: 77.4%
- **demographics1 title2**: White South African, White
- **demographics1 info2**: 15.6%
- **demographics1 title3**: Coloured
- **demographics1 info3**: 3.5%
- **demographics1 title4**: Indian South African, Indian or Asian South African, Asian
- **demographics1 info4**: 2.9%
- **demographics type2**: Languages
- **demographics2 title1**: Zulu language, Zulu
- **demographics2 info1**: 14.8%
- **demographics2 title2**: South African English, English
- **demographics2 info2**: 13.3%
- **demographics2 title3**: Afrikaans language, Afrikaans
- **demographics2 info3**: 12.4%
- **demographics2 title4**: Sotho language, Southern Sotho
- **demographics2 info4**: 12.1%
- **demographics2 title5**: Northern Sotho language, Northern Sotho
- **demographics2 info5**: 11.6%
- **demographics2 title6**: Tswana language, Tswana
- **demographics2 info6**: 11.1%
- **demographics2 title7**: Xhosa language, Xhosa
- **demographics2 info7**: 10.6%
- **demographics2 title8**: Tsonga language, Tsonga
- **demographics2 info8**: 6.6%
- **demographics2 title9**: Southern Ndebele language, Southern Ndebele
- **demographics2 info9**: 3.2%
- **demographics2 title10**: Venda language, Venda
- **demographics2 info10**: 2.3%
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI (2017)
- **blank info sec2**: 0.735
 · List of South African provinces by Human Development Index, 2nd