Gauteng | |
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Motto: | |
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 |
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.