Johannesburg went from a tented camp and tin shanties to a city of modern skyscrapers in the span of one century and houses the tallest office block and tower in Africa namely, the Carlton Centre (50 stories) and the Hillbrow Tower (90 stories).
Today it is the most populous city in South Africa and one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas of the world.
The largest and busiest airport in Africa - O.R. Tambo International Airport is located in Johannesburg.
Johannesburg, known as Africa's powerhouse, is the provincial capital of Gauteng - the wealthiest province in South Africa with a population of close to nine million.
Five independent metropolitan areas were merged in 2000 to form the Johannesburg "unicity".
Johannesburg comprises of 3,2 million people and 1,006,930 households.
Black Africans account for 73% of the population, Whites 16%, Coloureds 6% and Asians 4%. |
