Gauteng - Wikipedia
Gauteng (/ xaʊˈtɛŋ / khow-TENG, [6] Sotho: [xɑ́.úˈtʼèŋ̀]; Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; Zulu: eGoli or iGoli [îːˈɡóːlì]) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa.
Gauteng | Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto | Britannica
Nov 21, 2024 · Gauteng lies on the great interior plateau of Southern Africa (the Highveld) and stretches northward from the Vaal River. South of Pretoria there is rolling grassland, and to the north of the city is bushveld.
Gauteng Province - South African History Online
The Area of Gauteng Province is small; stretching from Pretoria in the North to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho means: 'for place of gold'. Alternatively the ‘gaut’ could also originate from the Dutch ‘goud’ for gold.
Where is Gauteng? - Gauteng
May 19, 2022 · The map below shows Gauteng’s positioning in relation to South Africa: Gauteng, influenced by the increased centralisation of modern cities, is divided into five regions municipalities: Johannesburg, Tshwane (Greater Pretoria), Ekurhuleni (the East Rand), the West Rand, and Sedibeng.
Gauteng - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Geography Gauteng is in northeastern South Africa and is entirely surrounded by other provinces. North West province is to the west, Limpopo is to the north, Mpumalanga is to the east, and the Free State province is to the south, across the Vaal River .
Johannesburg | City, Population, Map, & History | Britannica
Dec 15, 2024 · Today the city is a part of Gauteng (a Sotho word meaning “Place of Gold”), one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The geography of Johannesburg reflects nearly a century of racially driven social engineering that reached a climax under apartheid (literally “apartness”), the system of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to ...
Gauteng topographic map, elevation, terrain
Most of Gauteng is on the Highveld, a high-altitude grassland (circa 1,500 m or 4,921 ft above sea level). Between Johannesburg and Pretoria, there are low parallel ridges and undulating hills, some part of the Magaliesberg Mountains and the Witwatersrand.
Gauteng - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Gauteng is in the northeastern part of South Africa. It is bordered by North West province to the west, Limpopo to the north, Mpumalanga to the east, and the Free State to the south. The Vaal River forms Gauteng’s southern border. The province is located on the Highveld, a large interior plateau of southern Africa.
Gauteng - Wikiwand
Gauteng was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first multiracial elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially called Pretoria – Witwatersrand – Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng" on the 28th of June 1995, …
Gauteng Geography - Conference Venues
Gauteng is bordered with Free State to the south but separated by the Vaal River. It also borders with North West Province to the west, Limpopo Province to the north, and the Mpumalanga Province to the east.
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