Gauteng, South Africa

Gauteng is one of 9 primary administrative regions in South Africa with a population of approximately 16,100,000 people.

Facts and figures on Gauteng at a glance

Region name: Gauteng (Gauteng)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 16,100,000 people
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa

The regional headquarters of Gauteng (Gauteng) is located in the regional capital Pretoria (Pretoria) with a population of 1,619,438 people.

Facts and figures about Gauteng
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Gauteng Gauteng16,100,000 peoplePretoria Pretoria1,619,438 people

Compare with other regions in South Africa.

Map of Gauteng

Map of Gauteng

Information on Gauteng

Information on Gauteng
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Gauteng GautengPretoria Pretoria5South AfricaAfrica

Time in Gauteng

Time in Gauteng
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:05am (07:05h)NoThu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:05am (07:05h)UTC +2.0Africa/Johannesburg

Geographic coordinates of Gauteng

Latitude & Longitude of Gauteng
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map26°04'60.0"S (-26.0833300°)28°15'00.0"E (28.2500000°)

Subregions in Gauteng

There are 5 administrative subregions in Gauteng.
Subregions in Gauteng
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality1.3,888,180Johannesburg Johannesburg5,635,127
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality2.2,499,447--
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality3.2,724,229Germiston Germiston-
Sedibeng District Municipality Sedibeng District Municipality4.800,819Vereeniging Vereeniging474,681
West Rand District Municipality West Rand District Municipality5.754,903Randfontein Randfontein133,654

External sources of information on Gauteng

Gauteng on Wikipedia