Gauteng

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 (1,652 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gauteng is located in South Africa^[3].
• Gauteng is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Gauteng's head of government is recorded as Andrek Panyaza Lesufi^[5].
• Gauteng's image is recorded as Joburg.iss.400pix.jpg^[6].
• Gauteng's image is recorded as Farm Views.jpg^[7].
• Gauteng's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa^[8].
• Gauteng's capital is recorded as Johannesburg^[9].
• Gauteng's shares border with is recorded as Mpumalanga^[10].
• Gauteng's shares border with is recorded as North West^[11].
• Gauteng's shares border with is recorded as Limpopo^[12].
• Gauteng's shares border with is recorded as Free State^[13].
• Gauteng's coat of arms image is recorded as GP ibheji.jpg^[14].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality^[15].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality^[16].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sedibeng District Municipality^[17].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Rand District Municipality^[18].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Metsweding District Municipality^[19].
• Gauteng's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality^[20].
• Gauteng's follows is recorded as Transvaal Province^[21].
• Gauteng's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[22].
• Gauteng's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bavaria^[23].
• Gauteng's legislative body is recorded as Gauteng Provincial Legislature^[24].
• Gauteng's executive body is recorded as Gauteng Executive Council^[25].
• Gauteng's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266894834^[26].
• Gauteng's GND ID is recorded as 7576225-0^[27].

Body

Geography

Gauteng is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Gauteng is located in South Africa^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gauteng's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18178.0'}^[28]. Gauteng's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1652'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12272263'}^[30], {'amount': '+13399724'}^[31], {'amount': '+15488137'}^[32], {'amount': '+15810388'}^[33], and {'amount': '+15099422'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Gauteng's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa^[8].

History and Context

+1994-04-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gauteng^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gauteng include Gautrain^[36], an urban rail transit^[37], in South Africa^[38], founded in 2012^[39].

Why It Matters

Gauteng ranks in the top 8% of province_of_south_africa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,652 views/month).^[2] Gauteng has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Gauteng is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Gauteng include Gautrain^[36], an urban rail transit^[37], in South Africa^[38], founded in 2012^[39].