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1. Gauteng

   Gauteng ( khow-TENG) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only 1.5% of the country's land area, it is home to more than a quarter of its population (26%). Highly urbanised, the province contains the country's largest city, Johannesburg, which is also one of the largest cities in the world. Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered as the financial hub of not only South Africa but the entire African continent, mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton. Gauteng is the most populous province in South Africa with a population of approximately 16.1 million people according to mid year 2022 estimates.

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1. Gauteng

   Gauteng covers just over 17 000sq km - approximately 1.4% of the total land surface of South Africa. It is the smallest of the nine provinces. Despite its size, Gauteng is home to approximately 8 million people.In the seSotho languages 'Gauteng' means 'Place of Gold', which is appropriate as the province has its economic and historic roots in the thriving gold industry that was sparked off by the discovery of gold in Johannesburg in 1886.The province has a highly developed transport and communications infrastructure, excellent financial institutions and a well-serviced urban environment. Although it is highly urbanised, there are also several natural tourist attractions. A significant portion of South Africa's past is manifested in the province where sites such as the Union Buildings, the Voortrekker Monument and more recently, the Newton Cultural Precinct in Johannesburg, document the country's rich cultural and historic heritage.Gauteng has developed a special urban and industrial character that is uniquely African. In recent years, this energy has been directed towards developing a province for the new millennium, a smart province that is globally competitive.The Gauteng Provincial Government has re-aligned its focal economic sectors from low value added production to more sophisticated sectors such as information technology, finance and business.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gauteng in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gauteng in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of gauteng in a Sentence

1. Snuki Zikalala:

   The race for Gauteng was nail-biting, and the last two days have been sleepless nights, it's a lesson that we should make sure that we win back the support of the middle class and skilled people. We used to say we don't care for clever blacks, that was a mistake. Those are the people who run the economy.

2. Mmusi Maimane:

   If we win Gauteng it will be a massive. It will open up a totally new gateway to show voters what we can do for them, south Africa is poised for change.

3. Marta Nunes:

   The drop in new cases nationally combined with the sustained drop in new cases seen here in Gauteng province, which for weeks has been the center of this wave, indicates that we are past the peak, it was a short wave ... and the good news is that it was not very severe in terms of hospitalizations and deaths.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng
2. ^ Wikidata
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