Gauteng
ProvinceProvince of South Africa.
AfricaCapital: JohannesburgLanguage: English
Population
15.1M
Metros tracked
1
15.1M in metros (100%)
Composite score
45.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Established
- 1994
- Area
- 18,178 km²
- Population density
- 831 /km²
- Legislature
- Gauteng Provincial Legislature
- Human Development Index
- 0.759 (2023)
- Rank in South Africa
- 1st of 9 by composite score
- Area rank
- 9th of 9 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Johannesburg
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Gauteng metro footprint
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
45.7
15.1MMajor Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 | Johannesburg★ Capital | 15.1M | 45.7 | Major Metro |