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South Africa

About Johannesburg

Johannesburg (joh-HAN-iss-burg, also US: -⁠HAHN-; Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli), informally known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. It was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The metropolis is an alpha global city as listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. In 2019, the population of the city of Johannesburg was 5,635,127, making it the most populous city in South Africa. In the same year, the population of Johannesburg's urban agglomeration was put at 8,000,000. land area of the municipal city (1,645 km2 or 635 sq mi) is large in comparison with those of other major cities, resulting in a moderate population density of 2,364 per square kilometre (6,120/sq mi). The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold deposit found along the Witwatersrand, within ten years, the population had grown to 100,000 inhabitants. A separate city from the late 1970s until 1994, Soweto is now part of Johannesburg.

Johannesburg at a glance

80.4 thousandJob ads/yr
108Technologies
10.5 millionPopulation

Companies with the most hiring activities in Johannesburg

#CompanyLocations in JohannesburgJob ads/yr
1Life Healthcare GroupModderfontein1,440
2Tumaini ConsultingModderfontein1,167
3Network FinanceMidrand1,088
4Nedbank986
5Absa GroupRandburg, Roodepoort713
6Standard Bank Group683
7Hire ResolveRoodepoort, Boksburg, Modderfontein618
8Discovery549
9Network EngineeringMidrand539
10NTT DATA495
11Alignerr419
12FNB South AfricaRandburg408
13Network ITMidrand398
14Old Mutual South AfricaBoksburg, Krugersdorp, Alberton380
15VODACOM368
16Boardroom Appointments351
17Indsafri347
18TFG (The Foschini Group)Germiston325
19DeloitteMidrand293
20Pepkor LifestyleGermiston281
21Coca-Cola Beverages AfricaMidrand273
22VodafoneMidrand269
23Glencore264
24Fidelity Services GroupMidrand, Roodepoort263
25Tiger BrandsBoksburg, Germiston259

Technologies used by companies in Johannesburg

Number of companies with job ads mentioning the technology

Region Info

Area Info

  • County: Central Business
  • State: North West
  • Country: South Africa
  • Postal codes: 2000, 2001
  • Telephone code: 010 and 011

Population Info

  • Population: 10.5 million inhabitants

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