Johannesburg

This article is about the city in South Africa. For other uses, see Johannesburg (disambiguation).

Johannesburg eGoli (Zulu) eGoli (Xhosa)
City of Johannesburg
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Jo'burg; Jozi; Mudi Mulila Ngoma (Venda version), Joni (Tsonga version); Egoli (Place of Gold); Gauteng (Place of Gold)
Motto(s):  "Unity in development"
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1886
Government
• Type	Metropolitan municipality
• Mayor	Herman Mashaba (DA)
Area <ref name="census2011">"Main Place Johannesburg". Census 2011. </ref>
• City	334.81 km2 (129.27 sq mi)
• Urban	3,357 km2 (1,296 sq mi)
Elevation	1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population (2011)<ref name="census2011" />
• City	957,441
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) <ref name="census2011" />
• Black African	64.2%
• Coloured	13.9%
• Indian/Asian	6.7%
• White	13.9%
• Other	1.3%
First languages (2011) <ref name="census2011" />
• English	31.1%
• Zulu	19.6%
• Afrikaans	12.1%
• Xhosa	5.2%
• Other	31.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2001
PO box	2000
Area code	011
HDI	0.75 High (2012)
GDP	US$127.2 billion
GDP per capita	US$25,700
Website	www.joburg.org.za

Johannesburg (/dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans: [jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ]; also known as Jozi, Jo'burg, and eGoli) is the largest city in South Africa. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa.

References

1. Citizen, Load shedding double whammy costs Joburg hundreds of millions, 19 March 2019
2. Fasken, Johannesburg, 19 March 2019
3. City Population, Principal Agglomerations of the World, 19 March 2019