Johannesburgo
Also known as Jo'burg, eGoli, Jozi, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, ZAJNB, joburg
ciudad más poblada de Sudáfrica
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Johannesburg is South Africa's largest city and a major global urban center, known as "The City of Gold" due to its location on mineral-rich hills and its historical importance to the country's wealth. As the capital of South Africa's wealthiest province and home to the Constitutional Court, it plays a central role in the country's economy, politics, and governance.
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Place details
- Locality
- Johannesburg
- Region
- Gauteng
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 9,418,183
Travel guide
Understand
Johannesburg has a population of about 5.6 million people in the urban area (2023), half of whom live in Soweto and adjacent suburbs. Three quarters of the population is formed by South Africa's black residents who mostly live in Soweto, while white residents amount to about 12% (2019). The remaining 11% are of other descent, including Africa's largest ethnic Chinese community. The city is home to two Chinatowns; the original one on Commissioner Street has shrunk dramatically since its heyday, but still has a few shops and business run by the small community of South African Chinese, while a newer and larger Chinatown in the suburb of Cyrildene is largely populated by immigrants and expatriates from China. Unlike other South African cities, no language group dominates, although English is the established lingua franca.
The city is the economic hub of South Africa, and to some extent, the rest of Africa. Yet the city's wealth is unequally distributed among its inhabitants, causing the city to have living conditions varying from first world to third world conditions. The contrast between rich and poor has led to one of the highest crime rates in the world. The more affluent tend to live in houses with high security by western standards, whilst the less affluent live in less desirable housing conditions. That said, crime rarely deters from daily life, especially for visitors who have little reason to visit the city's rough areas. Many South Africans choose to live here over oth…
Get around
Johannesburg was a city built for the car and so public transport is in the development process. The Gautrain (a speed train not part of the metro system) is a good, clean and safe way to jump fast between the airport, Malboro, Midrand, Rosebank, Pretoria and Centurion. There are buses and minicabs on the streets, but there tends to be no designated stops, so buses may be flagged down on main roads such as Oxford street and Jan Smuts. They can be unsafe, but larger double decker metro bus are easy to use all along Oxford, starting in Gandhi Square, going through Killarney, Rosebank, Illovo, Sandton, Rivonia and Sunninghill (bus no. 5C and 5D). Generally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals. The other bus alternatives, are orange putco buses, coming more regularly than the metro buses and it's slightly more expensive. Lastly there are the Gautrain feeder buses connected to the Gautrain, these have quite extensive routes from each station - these can be found easily on the gautrain website or mobi site. The problem is that buses are quite problematic on weekends and public holidays, Gautrain buses do not run, Metro buses have two route runs, and putco buses are at a complete halt. This is when the train would be a good alternative, or rent a car.
Article · Español
Johannesburgo (en afrikáans e inglés: Johannesburg, en zulú: IGoli, 'lugar de oro') es la capital de la provincia de Gauteng, también es la capital industrial de Sudáfrica y la ciudad más poblada, la más rica de dicho país y la cuarta economía más grande del África austral. Coloquialmente los sudafricanos le llaman Joburg, Jozi, o JHB. Así mismo, es considerada el principal centro económico y financiero del país. Esta ciudad es una de las 40 áreas metropolitanas más grandes del mundo y una de las únicas tres de África oficialmente denominadas "ciudad global" (clasificada como una ciudad de clase mundial); las otras dos son El Cairo y Ciudad del Cabo. Erróneamente, se la considera como la capital de Sudáfrica (este país posee tres ciudades capitales oficiales, de las cuales Johannesburgo no forma parte). Sin embargo, allí se ubica la Corte Constitucional, la corte de mayor rango de todo Sudáfrica. En Johannesburgo existe comercio a gran escala de oro y diamantes, debido a su ubicación privilegiada en el área de las colinas de Witwatersrand muy ricas en minerales. Johannesburgo recibe visitantes por medio del Aeropuerto Internacional O.R. Tambo, el más grande y con mayor circulación en África y puerta aérea al resto del sur de África. Es una de las pocas grandes ciudades del mundo que ni están en la costa, ni poseen un río importante o canal que la comunique con el mar (al igual que Madrid o Berlín). Las modificaciones realizadas en las fronteras municipales, llevadas al efecto en el año 2000, hicieron que la población sobrepasase los 3 millones (5,61 millones en 2013). La población del área metropolitana (que incluye los otros municipios del Gauteng excepto Pretoria) se estima actualmente en unos 9 millones de habitantes. Eso la colocaría como la cuarta ciudad más poblada de África.
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