Gauteng
Gauteng (Inglis pronunciation: /ɡaʊˈtɛŋ/[7] or /xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]) is ane o the nine provinces o Sooth Africae. It wis formit frae pairt o the auld Transvaal Province efter Sooth Africae's first aw-race elections on 27 Aprile 1994. It wis initially namit Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (or PWV) an wis renamit 'Gauteng' in December 1994.
Gauteng | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Unity in Diversity | |
 Location o Gauteng in Sooth Africae | |
| Kintra |  Sooth Africae |
| Established | 27 Aprile 1994 |
| Caipital | Johannesburg |
| Destricts | |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Pairlamentary seestem |
| • Premier | Nomvula Mokonyane (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18178 km2 (7,019 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9t in Sooth Africae |
| Highest elevation | 1913 m (6,276 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,667,578 |
| • Estimate (2011) | 11,328,203 |
| • Rank | 1st in Sooth Africae |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 1st in Sooth Africae |
| Population groups | |
| • Black African | 75.2% |
| • White | 18.4% |
| • Coloured | 3.7% |
| • Indie or Asie | 2.7% |
| Leids | |
| • Zulu | 21.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.6% |
| • Sotho | 12.6% |
| • Inglis | 12.0% |
| • Northren Sotho | 11.2% |
| • Xitsonga | 5.2% |
| • Tshivenda | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-GT |
| Website | www |
Situatit in the hert o the Highveld, Gauteng is the smawest province in Sooth Africae, wi anerlie 1.4% o the land aurie,[8] but it is heichlie urbanised, containin the ceeties o Johannesburg an Pretoria. As o 2007[update], it haed a population of nearly 10.5 million, makin it the maist populous province in Sooth Africae.[9]
Etymology
eeditThe name Gauteng comes frae the Sesotho wird meanin "Place o Gowd", the historical Sesotho name for Johannesburg an surroondin auries. This referred tae the thrivin gowd industry in the province follaein the 1886 discovery o gowd in Johannesburg.[8] The Sesotho wird is a locative derived frae the Afrikaans goud (gowd) plus the locative suffix "-ng." When properly pronoonced, the first letter o the name Gauteng is a voiceless velar fricative, pronoonced similarly tae the "ch" in the German achtung or Scots loch. This pronunciation is naitural in baith the Sesotho an Afrikaans leids.
References
eedit- ↑ Stats in Brief, 2010 (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2010. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-621-39563-1.
- ↑ "Community Survey 2007: Basic results" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 2. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 21 Februar 2011. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
- ↑ 2007 population figure adjusted to account for the transfer of Merafong City from North West to Gauteng.
- ↑ Mid-year population estimates, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2011. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "Statistical release P0301: Community Survey, 2007 (Revised version)" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 25. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ↑ "Table: Census 2001 by province, language, population group and gender". Census 2001 Interactive Tables. Statistics South Africa. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2012. Retrieved 28 Januar 2010.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Online.[1] They transcribe it /ˈɡaʊtɛŋ/, with the stress on the first syllable, but the audio file is /ɡaʊˈtɛŋ/, with the stress on the second; the latter more closely matches the Sotho.
- ↑ a b "About Gauteng". Gauteng Provincial Government. Archived frae the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ↑ "Community Survey 2007: Basic results" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 2. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 21 Februar 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
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