Johannesburg
#48 in WorldSouth Africa
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Population
5.8M
Coordinates
-26.2041, 28.0473
Category
cities
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Johannesburg, colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg or "the City of Gold", is the most populous city in South Africa. In 2022, the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality had a population of 4,803,262, and the wider metropolitan area a population of 15,099,422, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court.
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