- Johannesburg - Wikipedia
Johannesburg is the economic and financial hub of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's economic activity [citation needed]
- Johannesburg | City, Population, Map, History | Britannica
Johannesburg, city, Gauteng province, South Africa It is the country’s chief industrial and financial metropolis One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold
- Johannesburg, Gauteng Province - South African History Online
"Johannesburg, renowned for its thunderstorms and is ironically the Economic powerhouse of Africa!" 'Joburg' as it is called by locals, was founded in the heydays of one of the World's biggest and richest gold rushes - earning it the name of 'Egoli' meaning 'place of gold'
- Johannesburg – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Johannesburg (also Jo'burg, Egoli or Jozi) is a large metropolis and South Africa 's largest city
- The history of Joburg, City of Gold (ZA) - South African Tourism
Today it is a cosmopolitan city of more than four million people, one of the few of its size in the world that is not located on a river or at the sea It is located in Gauteng, the smallest of the country’s nine provinces, which contributes around 40% to South Africa’s GDP
- A city guide to Johannesburg, South Africas evolving cultural capital
Johannesburg was built upon a reef of gold The lustrous treasure pulses through the city’s veins — it’s what brought European prospectors to this part of South Africa in the late 19th century
- A Brief History - Johannesburg
Founded in 1886 with the discovery of gold on the Reef, Johannesburg has grown into a world-class city: the provincial capital of Gauteng and the financial centre of the country It is home to JSE Limited, the largest stock exchange on the continent and the 16th biggest in the world
- Johannesburg - New World Encyclopedia
Johannesburg is the largest and most populous city in South Africa, with nearly 3 9 million population in 2007 It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa
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