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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

80.2 thousandJob ads/yr
108Technologies
10.5 millionPopulation

Companies with the most hiring activities in Johannesburg

#CompanyLocations in JohannesburgJob ads/yr
1Life Healthcare GroupModderfontein1,471
2Tumaini ConsultingModderfontein1,182
3Network FinanceMidrand1,109
4Nedbank976
5Absa GroupRandburg, Roodepoort693
6Standard Bank Group679
7Hire ResolveRoodepoort, Boksburg, Modderfontein633
8Network EngineeringMidrand549
9Discovery544
10NTT DATA487
11Alignerr411
12Network ITMidrand406
13FNB South AfricaRandburg406
14Old Mutual South AfricaBoksburg, Krugersdorp, Alberton376
15VODACOM354
16Boardroom Appointments352
17Indsafri347
18TFG (The Foschini Group)Germiston303
19DeloitteMidrand293
20Pepkor LifestyleGermiston272
21VodafoneMidrand270
22Coca-Cola Beverages AfricaMidrand269
23Glencore263
24Fidelity Services GroupMidrand, Roodepoort257
25Tiger BrandsBoksburg, Germiston250

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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