Gauteng

Gauteng is the only province in the country that has no coastline or borders with other countries. It borders with the provinces of Free State (in the south), North-West (in the west), Mpumalanga (in the east) and Limpopo (in the north). The southern boundary of Gauteng runs along the Vaal River . Most of the territory is located on the plateau High Veld (about 1500 m above sea level). Between Pretoria and Johannesburg stretched ridges and hills of the mountains Magalisberg and Witwatersrand .

The climate of the region is subtropical, but strongly depends on the height above sea level. In Pretoria (1300 m above sea level) and Johannesburg (1700 m) it is rather cool. In winter, frost often occurs, especially in the southern regions. Snowfalls are rare, but also occur in a number of areas. In Johannesburg, the average annual rainfall is 713 mm; January maximum: 26 ° С, minimum: 15 ° С; June maximum: 16 ° С, minimum: 4 ° С. The average annual rainfall in Pretoria is 647 mm, temperature indicators are slightly higher than the Johannesburg.

The population of the region, according to data for 2010, exceeds 10.6 million people (the most populated province, almost 20% of the total population of the country). In addition, the highest level of population growth is noted here, so from 1996 to 2001 the population grew by 20%. The population density reaches 586 people / km². The proportion of persons under the age of 15 years - 23.6%; over 65 years old - 4%. The average age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 101.2 males.

14.4% of the population speak Afrikaans; in English - 12.5%; Zulu - 20.5%; on sesoto - 13.1%; in the northern soto - 10.7%; on Svan - 8.4%; Vendian - 4.2%; by Tsonga - 5.1%; on Ndebele - 1.5%; on swazi - 1.2%. About 76% of the population are Christians; 1.7% are Muslims; 0.8% - Hindus; 18.4% do not belong to any religion. The unemployment rate is 25.8%.

The province is divided into 3 urban districts and 2 districts:

• Johannesburg City District
• City District Tsvane . The structure includes:
  • Pretoria
  • Centurion (formerly Vervurdburg )
  • Soshanguwa and a number of smaller ones
  • Kungwini (local municipality)
  • Nokeng-tsa-Taeman (local municipality)
• City district Ecuruleni .
• Sedibeng district
  • Emfuleni (local municipality)
  • Lesedi (local municipality)
  • Midwaal (local municipality)
• West Rand
  • Mogale City (local municipality)
  • Merafong City (local municipality)
  • Randfontein (local municipality)
  • Westonaria (local municipality)
  • territory of regional subordination

Gauteng is an important economic center for South Africa and the entire African continent, playing an important role in the manufacturing, financial, transport, technology, and telecommunications sectors. With an area of ​​just 1.4% of the South African area, Gauteng provides up to 33.9% of the total South African GDP. There are many foreign companies and enterprises in the province. Due to the rapid growth of the population of urban areas in recent years, the problem of transport has become urgent.

•   The city of central subordination is Beijing ( Wh. 北京 ), China ( December 6, 1998 )

• Gauteng on the website "About South Africa"