City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

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City of Johannesburg
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Map of Gauteng with Johannesburg highlighted (2016) .svg
Basic data
Country South Africa
province Gauteng
Seat Johannesburg , Braamfontein
surface 1645 km²
Residents 4,434,827 (October 2011)
density 2696 inhabitants per km²
key JHB
ISO 3166-2 ZA-GP
Website www.joburg.org.za (English)
politics
mayor Geoff Makhubo
Political party African National Congress
The central administration of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Braamfontein
The central administration of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Braamfontein

Coordinates: 26 ° 11 ′  S , 28 ° 2 ′  E

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (short: City of Johannesburg ) is a Metropolitan Municipality in the South African province of Gauteng . It was formed from formerly independent cities and communities. In 2016 the City of Johannesburg had over 4,949,347 inhabitants in 1,853,371 households.

Dimension and meaning

City of Johannesburg is the economically most important metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa and is one of the 40 largest metropolises in the world. In terms of its geographical location, City of Johannesburg embodies the world's largest contiguous urban region that is not located on a lake, river or coast.

It has enormous political importance within South Africa, as the highest court of the state is located here, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa . In addition, the City of Johannesburg has a considerable impact as a metropolitan region beyond the borders of South Africa and the continent thanks to the neighboring international airport and the large companies located here .

Administrative locations

The central administrative headquarters of the metropolitan municipality City of Johannesburg is located on Braamfontein Hill in the inner-city district of Johannesburg of the same name. It is located north of the city center and in the immediate vicinity of Constitution Hill . The quarter with the monumental administration building, the Civic Center or Metropolitan Center , is surrounded by four streets. This is Hoofd Street in the north, Joubert Street in the east, De Korte Street in the south and Loveday Street in the west .

In order to be as close as possible to the citizen and based on the principle of a decentralized administrative structure , the City of Johannesburg maintains several regional administrations in each of its seven regions.

structure

The regions since 2006

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is divided into seven administrative sub-areas, which are referred to as regions ( The seven regions ) with a respective letter identifier. Accordingly, there are regions from A to G.

region old region Seat of regional citizen service centers comment
Region A 1 and 2 Midrand, Rabie Ridge, Ivory Park, and Ebony Park combined into one region (such as Diepsloot, Midrand, Fourways, Sunninghill, Woodmead)
Region B 3 and 4 Randburg and Auckland Park entire former Region 4, without Ward 70 (like Florida), and from the former Region 3 the Wards 90, 102 and 104 (like Rosebank, Bryanston, Randburg)
Region C 5 Roodepoort and Florida Park including wards 44, 49, 50, 70 and 84 (such as Bram Fischerville, Thulani, Florida)
Region D 6 and 10 Dobsonville, Jabulani, Tladi, Zola, Moroka, Senaoane, Chiawelo, Protea North, Orlando East, Diepkloof, Meadowlands, Orlando West, Pimville, Zondi only soweto
Region E 7th Alexandra, Thornhill Estates, Mayibuye entire former Region 3, excluding wards 90, 102, and 104 (such as Rosebank, Bryanston, Randburg). Including wards 73, 74, 91, 103 and 106 (such as Parkwood, Highlands North, Alexandra, Wynberg, Morningside, Douglasdale)
Region F 8 and 9 Metropolitan Civic Center Braamfontein, Pioneer Park, South Hills entire former Region 8 and from Region 9 wards 23, 54, 57, 65 and 66 (such as Glenvista, Ormonde, City Deep, Benrose, Kensington)
Region G 11 Lenasia, Orange Farm, Ennerdale, Eldorado Park the entire former Region 11 as well as Ward 10 (Lenasia) and Wards 17 and 18 (Eldorado Park) and Protea

Urban centers such as Alexandra , Diepkloof , Diepsloot , Ennerdale , Johannesburg , Johannesburg South , Lawley , Lenasia , Lenasia South , Meadowlands East , Meadowlands West , Midrand , Orange Farm , Pimville , Randburg , Roodepoort , are located on the territory of the Metropolitan Municipality of City of Johannesburg , Sandton and Soweto .

Former administrative division

Former regional districts of the metropolitan municipality

The greater Johannesburg congregation was divided into eleven districts between 2000 and 2006.

Regions Districts
Region 1 Diepsloot, Kya Sand
Region 2 Ivory Park, Midrand
Region 3 Bryanston , Douglasdale, Fourways, Randburg , Sandton , Strijdompark, Sunninghill, Woodmead
Region 4 Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Northcliff, Rosebank, Parktown , Parktown North
Region 5 Roodeport , Constantia Kloof, Northgate
Region 6 Dobsonville , Doornkop, Protea Glen, Soweto ,
Region 7 Alexandra , Bruma, Wynberg
Region 8 Inner City
Region 9 Aeroton, City Deep, Johannesburg South, Southgate
Region 10 Diepkloof , Meadowlands
Region 11 Ennerdale, Lenasia , Orange Farm

traffic

A Gautrain train at Johannesburg International Airport

Rail transport

The main train station is located in the center of Johannesburg and is operated by PRASA . The Gautrain local transport system serves several stations in the area of ​​the metropolitan municipality and extends to neighboring Tshwane and Ekurhuleni .

Road traffic

In addition to a very dense regional road network, the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality has several supraregional and efficient road connections, some of which cross it. The national roads N1 , N3 , N12 , N14 and N17 as well as the metro freeways running towards them as a kind of city motorway, form the main arteries of road traffic.

For local public transport, the city bus company Metrobus ( Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Service ) offers numerous routes in the area of ​​the metropolitan municipality . It is the second largest municipal bus company in South Africa, with a fleet of 532 buses in total, serving 80 public lines and covering 130 routes to school. With around 90,000 passengers a day, Metrobus makes a significant contribution to work and school traffic, primarily for commuters from the outskirts of the City of Johannesburg . The tariff system is divided into six zones. A special department of the bus company is responsible for the special Metrobus service area for people with physical disabilities . This service is available with specially marked vehicles on six routes from the center to the most important outdoor areas. This is a specific equipment standard on the lines primarily for commuters with physical disabilities, such as entry ramps for wheelchair users and special wheelchair spaces with seat belts for stable locking in the passenger compartment of the buses.

In addition to a high proportion of cross-regional through traffic, the metropolitan municipality has a considerable volume of destination and source traffic . The City Deep Container Terminal has a central function with international networking for goods handling in the region .

Airports

The OR Tambo International Airport in the City of Ekurhuleni is to the east, close to the border with the City of Johannesburg and has good transport links. Furthermore, in the north, not far from Diepsloot and Sandton, there is Lanseria International Airport . The transport connection is provided by the R512, which crosses the N14 national road south of the airport. On the Rand Airport in Germiston south and beyond the Metropolitan Municipality City of Johannesburg only smaller planes can land. It can be reached via the national roads N3 and N17.

economy

The main focus of the livelihood economy in the metropolitan area is in the areas of finance and various other services, in the manufacturing sector, wholesaling and retailing, accommodation and catering, in municipal and social services as well as in transport, storage and logistics. The City Deep Container Terminal, operated by Transnet Freight Rail , is of supraregional importance for the transport and handling of goods .

Selected sights

There are many cultural institutions and museums in the metropolitan area, especially in Johannesburg. Together they form one of the largest cultural focal points in the country.

Town twinning

Johannesburg has partnerships with five cities:

Further town twinning is sought.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e The Local Government Handbook: South Africa: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (JHB) . Portrait on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
  2. ^ City of Johannesburg: City Offices . at www.joburg.org.za ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  3. ↑ City of Johannesburg: The seven regions . at www.joburg.org.za ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  4. ↑ City of Johannesburg: Regional Map, Region A to G . Scale 1: 70,000. Overview map, as of 2012. on www.joburg-archive.co.za ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  5. ^ City of Johannesburg: City Offices . at www.joburg.org.za ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  6. ↑ City of Johannesburg: The 11 regions . on www.web.archive.org (English, archived version from August 1, 2003)
  7. ^ City of Johannesburg: Metrobus . at www.joburg.org.za ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  8. ^ City of Johannesburg: Programs and projects . at www.joburg.org.za ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  9. ^ Lanseria International Airport . on www.lanseria.co.za (English)
  10. ^ Rand Airport . on www.randairport.co.za (English)
  11. ^ Website City of Johannesburg - Twinning agreements ( English ), accessed on January 3, 2020