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The city of Johannesburg
General information about the city of Johannesburg
South Africa’s largest city

The city of Johannesburg

The city of Johannesburg is the largest city in the Republic of South Africa, it is located in the province of Gauteng, and is home to about 7,860,781 people. It is the main financial center in the country and is located on a wide grassy plateau, which extends across the interior of South Africa, and its height ranges between 1.740 -1.810 meters, and is characterized by its gold-rich location, where it appeared on the edge of (Witwatersrand Main Reef), which is a layer under the ground, and consists of agglomeration of quartz and silica carrying gold.

General information about the city of Johannesburg

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The total area of the city of Johannesburg is approximately 1644.9 km2.
Its residents speak many different languages, including: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Soto, Soto, Tswana, and many other languages.
Christians make up the majority of its population, and there are Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu groups.
It dates back nearly a thousand years, when it was occupied by brutal tribes known as Saint Clan.
It is noteworthy that it was formally established in 1886 AD, when gold was discovered in it, and after this discovery, its population began to increase, and it became the largest city in the country.
Johannesburg is an academic and entertainment center for the entire African continent.
Famous for its exports of gold and diamonds, it is home to a large and thriving tourism industry.
It is described as the financial nerve center of Africa.
It includes many major industries such as mining, manufacturing, information technology, banking, transportation, real estate, telecommunications, transportation, health care, and an active consumer retail market.
Soweto is one of the popular tourist areas.
Johannesburg has a temperate climate, with average summer temperatures around 24 ° C, and in winter 13 ° C with the possibility of dropping at times without freezing, and it has eight hours of sunlight per day in the winter and summer, and its average precipitation is about 700 millimeters annually.