Johannesburg

Johannesburg is the biggest city in South Africa and is considered to be a megacity. The colloquial names for the city include "The City of Gold," "Jozi," and "Joburg." It is also one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the world. With a population of 14,167,000 people, the combined metropolitan region of Johannesburg and Pretoria is the 26th biggest in the world, according to the research conducted by Demographia. This urban area is united due to the existence of robust transportation connections that make commutes possible. Gauteng is the most prosperous province in South Africa, and this city, which serves as the province's capital, is also its biggest. The Constitutional Court of South Africa, which is the nation's highest court, is located in the city of Johannesburg. The majority of the significant South African firms and banks have their headquarters in the city of Johannesburg. The mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills is home to the metropolis, which serves as the hub for a significant portion of the global gold and diamond trade. It was one of the host cities of the official competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and it was also the location of the last game that was played in the tournament.
Following the finding of gold in 1886 on what had previously been a farm, the year that the city was founded. Within a decade, the population had increased to 100,000 people as a direct result of the exceptionally enormous gold deposit that had been discovered along the Witwatersrand.
Soweto was its own city from the late 1970s until 1994, but it is now an integral part of Johannesburg. Soweto is an abbreviation that originally stood for "South-Western Townships," and it was first established as a group of townships on the outskirts of Johannesburg. The majority of the people who lived there were native Africans who worked in the gold mining business. Although it was eventually incorporated into Johannesburg, Soweto had been set aside as a residential area for blacks only (with no whites allowed), who were not permitted to live in other white-designated suburbs of Johannesburg. Although Soweto was eventually incorporated into Johannesburg, it had been set apart as a residential area for blacks only. The majority of Lenasia's residents are native English speakers who are of South African and Indian heritage. The segregationist practises of the South African government, known as apartheid, led to the designation of these places as non-white zones.
The Globalization and World Cities Research Network has ranked the metropolitan area as an alpha global city. The population of the city of Johannesburg was estimated to be 5,635,127 in the year 2019, making it the most populated metropolis in the country of South Africa. In the same year, estimates placed the population of the metropolitan agglomeration that is Johannesburg at 8,000,000 people. When compared to the land areas of other major cities, the municipal city's (1,645 km2 or 635 sq mi) is rather big. As a consequence, the population density is relatively low at 2,364 people per square kilometre (6,120 people per sq mi).
Category:Johannesburg
Category:Greater Johannesburg
Category:Populated places in the City of Johannesburg
Category:Cities in South Africa