# Gauteng Province, South Africa – Population, Districts & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/

Province · South Africa 

# Gauteng Province

Gauteng Province is a province of South Africa. It had an estimated **14,760,167 people** in 2020 on 18,178 km² (about 812 per km²). Its main town is Pretoria. It is divided into 5 districts. 1,469 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35,052 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14,760,167people (2020)
- 18,178km²
- 5districts
- 35,052mapped services

## How many people live in Gauteng Province?

Gauteng Province had an estimated **14,760,167 people** in 2020 — 26.1% of South Africa, the most populous of 9 provinces. There are 952 women for every 1,000 men (below the South Africa figure of 1,024). Spread over 18,178 km², that is about **812 people per km²**, the most densely populated of 9 provinces.

22.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 28 across South Africa). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 38 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,234,854**

5–9 ****1,108,807**

10–14 ****1,007,478**

15–19 ****973,003**

20–24 ****1,321,577**

25–29 ****1,609,982**

30–34 ****1,783,869**

35–39 ****1,448,788**

40–44 ****1,069,051**

45–49 ****809,753**

50–54 ****658,368**

55–59 ****551,841**

60–64 ****435,553**

65–69 ****319,253**

70–74 ****205,823**

75–79 ****128,023**

80+ ****94,144**

Source: [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf).

## Where is Gauteng Province?

Gauteng Province lies in [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). It borders 4 other provinces: [Free State Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/free-state/), [Limpopo Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/), [Mpumalanga Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/mpumalanga/) and [North West Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/north-west/). By area it is the smallest of 9 provinces in South Africa. It covers 1.5% of [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). The centre of Gauteng Province is about 35 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. The centre point is at 26.0176° S, 28.0120° E. Local names: GT .

Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf).

## Things to see in and around Gauteng Province

OpenStreetMap lists 512 named sights in Gauteng Province: 173 attractions; 118 nature reserves; 65 museums; 45 memorials; 35 monuments; 24 viewpoints; 11 zoos; 10 ruins; 8 caves; 7 galleries; 5 theme parks; 5 archaeological sites; 4 waterfalls; 2 castles and forts.

- Air Force Museum · museum
- Apartheid Museum · museum
- Bantu Commissioner’s Office Building · museum
- Benoni Museum · museum
- Claude Malan · museum
- Credo Mutwa Cultural Village · museum
- Crush Museum · museum
- De Volkstem Building · museum
- Delta Environmental Centre · museum
- Ditsong Museums of South Africa · museum
- Exploratory - Science Centre · museum
- Fietas Museum · museum
- Fort Klapperkop Museum · museum
- Fort Schanskop · museum
- Hapo Museum · museum
- Hector Pieterson Museum · museum
- Heritage Centre · museum
- James Hall Museum of Transport · museum
- Johannesburg Art Gallery · museum
- Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre · museum
- Katyn Memorial · museum
- Kleinfontein Volksmuseum · museum
- Kruger House · museum
- Liesl Meintjies · museum
- Liliesleaf Farm · museum
- Lindfield Victorian House Museum · museum
- Living laager · museum
- Mandela House · museum
- Mandela House Alexandra · museum
- Maropeng Cradle of Humankind Museum. The Tumulus building · museum

…and 482 more.

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Gauteng Province

- Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg
- CurrencyRand (ZAR)
- Country calling code+27
- LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana
- Plug typesType C, D · 230 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) · Johannesburg12 km
- O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) · Johannesburg27 km

### Nearest railway station

Sandton (City of Johannesburg), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 17:23).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 05:28 19:04 13.6 h 

Feb 05:52 18:51 13.0 h 

Mar 06:09 18:26 12.3 h 

Apr 06:23 17:53 11.5 h 

May 06:38 17:30 10.9 h 

Jun 06:52 17:23 10.5 h 

Jul 06:54 17:33 10.6 h 

Aug 06:37 17:48 11.2 h 

Sep 06:06 18:00 11.9 h 

Oct 05:33 18:13 12.7 h 

Nov 05:11 18:33 13.4 h 

Dec 05:10 18:55 13.7 h 

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Gauteng Province

District People per km² Area km² Local municipalities Services 

[City of Johannesburg District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/city-of-johannesburg/) 5,540,727 3,368 1,645 1 14,564 

[Ekurhuleni District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/ekurhuleni/) 3,739,653 1,893 1,975 1 7,305 

[City of Tshwane District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/city-of-tshwane/) 3,627,986 576 6,298 1 9,524 

[Sedibeng District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/sedibeng/) 994,997 238 4,173 3 1,915 

[West Rand District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/gauteng/west-rand/) 856,804 210 4,087 3 1,744 

Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf); [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf).

## Largest towns in Gauteng Province

- Johannesburg9,418,183
- Pretoria2,112,693
- Soweto1,695,047
- Soshanguve872,309
- Evaton725,468
- Benoni605,344
- Thembisa511,655
- Vereeniging474,681
- Boksburg445,168
- Krugersdorp378,821
- Diepsloot350,000
- Randburg337,053
- Roodepoort326,416
- Brakpan305,692
- Germiston255,863

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above.

## Landscape and landmarks of Gauteng Province

Named natural and historic features inside Gauteng Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

53 rivers and streams; 17 reservoirs and tanks; 6 lakes; 1 dam.

- Apiesrivier
- Blesbokspruit
- Bloubankspruit
- Boekenhoutspruit
- Boekenhoutspruit
- Boesmanspruit
- Bon Accord Dam
- Bronkhorstspruit
- Bronkhorstspruitdam
- Cinderella Dam
- Cowles Dam
- Doringfonteinpan
- Edendalspruit
- Elandsrivier
- Elandsrivier
- Elsburgspruit
- Enkeldoringspruit
- Florida Lake
- Gedulddam
- Groenfontein se Loop
- Grootdam
- Grootspruit
- Hennopsrivier
- Hollanderpan

…and 53 more.

### Hills and mountains

83 hills; 22 mountains; 6 mountain passes; 3 valleys.

- Perdekop · 1,903 m
- Perdekop · 1,866 m
- Platberg · 1,833 m
- Suikerbosrant · 1,828 m
- Klipriviersberg · 1,806 m
- Perdeberg · 1,786 m
- Vaalkop · 1,779 m
- Wagterskop · 1,777 m
- Spioenkop · 1,765 m
- Boskoppie · 1,755 m
- Leeukop · 1,752 m
- Losberg · 1,748 m
- Vaalkop · 1,747 m
- Suikerbosrant · 1,728 m
- Heuningkrans · 1,715 m
- Bezuidenhoutsberg · 1,699 m
- Klein-Losberg · 1,696 m
- Langrant · 1,695 m
- Langberg · 1,688 m
- Verkluimkop · 1,688 m
- Skurwerant · 1,652 m
- Loskop · 1,648 m
- Bakenkop · 1,646 m
- Spioenkop · 1,645 m

…and 90 more.

### Forests and nature

11 nature reserves; 4 parks; 2 wildlife reserves.

- Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve
- Diepsloot Natuurreservaat
- Emfuleni Park
- Esselen Park
- Groenkloof
- Helikon Park
- Jack Scott
- Krugersdorp Wildtuin
- Lion Park
- Melville Koppies
- Onderstepoort Natuurreservaat
- Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve
- Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
- Sunair Park
- Vaaldamnatuurreservaat
- Van Riebeek Natuurreservaat
- Wonderboom

### History

2 historic sites; 2 forts; 2 museums.

- Apartheid Museum
- Cradle of Human Kind
- Liliesleaf Farm
- South African National Museum of Military History
- Wesfort
- Wonderboomfort

### Estates

13 estates.

- Benoni Agricultural Holdings
- Benoni East Agricultural Holdings
- Boksburg Small Holdings
- Bredell Agricultural Holdings
- Giegerle Agricultural Holdings
- Hilcrest Agricultural Holdings
- Kempton Park Agricultural Holdings
- Leeuwenhof Estate
- Morningside
- Parktown Estate
- Rotsvas
- Rynfield Agricultural Holdings
- Welgedacht Agricultural Holdings

### Getting around

132 railway stations; 33 airfields; 7 airports; 1 bridge.

- Angelo
- Angus
- Apex
- Bank
- Baragwanath
- Baragwanath Vliegveld
- Birchleigh
- Bloekomspruit
- Bloemendal Aerodrome
- Boksburg-Oos
- Bon Accord
- Booysens
- Bosmont
- Bosrivier
- Brakpan
- Bronkhorstspruit
- Capital Park
- Carletonville
- Circus
- Croesus
- Crown
- Cullinan
- Daggafontein
- Daleside

…and 149 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gauteng Province and the best time to visit

In Gauteng Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (10 °C). About 642 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (127 mm) and the driest Jul (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to June and August to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 122 

Feb 21 82 

Mar 20 73 

Apr 17 43 

May 13 16 

Jun 10 7 

Jul 10 3 

Aug 13 7 

Sep 17 16 

Oct 20 57 

Nov 21 89 

Dec 21 127 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gauteng Province

Places mapped inside Gauteng Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals825
- Banks1,880
- ATMs1,101
- Petrol pumps2,397
- Hotels2,337
- Shopping malls1,202
- Schools12,496
- Colleges and universities725
- Cinemas99
- Pharmacies1,314
- Restaurants9,713
- Police stations287
- Dental clinics676

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Gauteng Province?In South Africa
- What is the population of Gauteng Province?14,760,167 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gauteng Province?About 30 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gauteng Province?About 812 people per km²
- What borders Gauteng Province?Free State Province, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga Province and North West Province
- What is there to see in Gauteng Province?2010 FIFA Host City, 32 Battalion Tree of Honor, AGOG Gallery, Abe Bailey Nature Reserve
- What time zone is Gauteng Province in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Gauteng Province?Rand (ZAR)
- What language is spoken in Gauteng Province?Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Gauteng Province?Johannesburg
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Gauteng Province?17 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Gauteng Province?Perdekop (1,903 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gauteng Province?February to June and August to November
- How many hospitals are in Gauteng Province?825 mapped
- How many banks are in Gauteng Province?1,880 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Gauteng Province?1,101 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Gauteng Province?2,397 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gauteng Province?ZA7 (OCHA common operational dataset)