Johannesburg
City in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city and capital of Gauteng province, began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the...
Postal code (street): 2001
Population: 5.635 million (2019)
Elevation: 5,751′
Area code: 010 and 011
Established: 1886; 138 years ago
GDP: US$131 billion (2020)
HDI: 0.75 High (2012)
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