Gauteng
province in South Africa
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Summary
Gauteng is a province of South Africa[1]. Gauteng ranks in the top 8% of province of south africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,139 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Africa[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Head of government: Andrek Panyaza Lesufi[5]
- Capital: Johannesburg[6]
- Shares border with: Mpumalanga[7], North West[8], Limpopo[9], Free State[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality[11], City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality[12], Sedibeng District Municipality[13], West Rand District Municipality[14], Metsweding District Municipality[15], City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality[16]
- Follows: Transvaal Province[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Beijing[18], Bavaria[19]
- Legislative body: Gauteng Provincial Legislature[20]
- Executive body: Gauteng Executive Council[21]
- Location: Transvaal region[22]
- Commons category: Gauteng[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[24]
- Inception: April 27, 1994[25]
- Official website: https://www.gautengonline.gov.za[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gauteng[27]
- Population: 12,272,263[28], 13,399,724[29], 15,488,137[30], 15,810,388[31], 15,099,422[32]
- Office held by head of government: Premier of Gauteng[33]
- Replaces: Transvaal Province[34]
- Official name: Gauteng[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gauteng[36]
- Category for people who died here: Q31041708[37]
- Native label: Gauteng[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gauteng[39]
- Owner of: Johannesburg City Hall[40]
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Physical Characteristics
Gauteng covers an area of 18178.0 km²[41]. Gauteng sits at an elevation of 1652 m[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Gauteng include Gautrain[43], an urban rail transit[44], in South Africa[45], founded in 2012[46].
Why It Matters
Gauteng has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Gauteng is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Gauteng include Gautrain[43], an urban rail transit[44], in South Africa[45], founded in 2012[46].