The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is the metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is organized into several branches and departments that administer municipal services across the metropolitan area. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in the municipality at 23.4 percent, followed by English at 20.1 percent.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+2000-12-05T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 4,949,347 (2016)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -26.20497, longitude 28.040606
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1703 m
P2046 (area)
area 1645.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 4949347 (2016)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -26.205,28.0406
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 1760.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, 28.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, 28.25
-26.25 28.25 Cwb
4. GeoNames: Johannesburg - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 993800, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.43 km)Quote, cities500 record 993800, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.43 km)
-26.20227 28.04363 P PPLA ZA 06 JHB JHB 9418183 1767 Africa/Johannesburg
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Wikipedia)
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