Johannesburg

Summary

Johannesburg is a city^[1]. Johannesburg ranks in the top 0.33% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,656 views/month, #18 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Johannesburg is located in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality^[3].
• Johannesburg is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Johannesburg's head of government is recorded as Mpho Phalatse^[5].
• Johannesburg's head of government is recorded as Dada Morero^[6].
• Johannesburg's image is recorded as Johannesburg CBD.jpg^[7].
• Johannesburg's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as largest city^[11].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[12].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as global city^[13].
• Johannesburg's instance of is recorded as financial center^[14].
• Johannesburg's flag image is recorded as Flag of Johannesburg, South Africa.svg^[15].
• Johannesburg's shares border with is recorded as Pretoria^[16].
• Johannesburg's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Johannesburg.svg^[17].
• Johannesburg's flag is recorded as flag of Johannesburg^[18].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City^[19].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Birmingham^[20].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cape Town^[21].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[22].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lehrte^[23].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[24].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pretoria^[25].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rome^[26].
• Johannesburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Addis Ababa^[27].

Body

Geography

Johannesburg is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Johannesburg is located in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality^[3]. Johannesburg's continent is recorded as Africa^[8]. Johannesburg's part of is recorded as Gauteng^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3326055'}^[29], {'amount': '+4434827'}^[30], {'amount': '+3000'}^[31], {'amount': '+99052'}^[32], {'amount': '+1783000'}^[33], and {'amount': '+1898000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], big city^[10], largest city^[11], provincial capital^[12], global city^[13], and financial center^[14].

History and Context

+1886-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Johannesburg^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Johannesburg include OR Tambo International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in South Africa^[38], founded in 1952^[39]; Gimme Hope Jo'anna^[40], a musical work/composition^[41]; and Greater Johannesburg^[42], a metropolitan area^[43], in South Africa^[44].

Why It Matters

Johannesburg ranks in the top 0.33% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,656 views/month, #18 of 5,534).^[2] Johannesburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Johannesburg is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Johannesburg include OR Tambo International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in South Africa^[38], founded in 1952^[39]; Gimme Hope Jo'anna^[40], a musical work/composition^[41]; and Greater Johannesburg^[42], a metropolitan area^[43], in South Africa^[44].