Johannesburg

Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa and the second (or third) most populous city in Sub-Saharan Africa, behind Lagos (and probably behind Kinshasa). Local residents have nicknamed the city "Jo'burg", "Jozi", and "". Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng Province, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and the site of the South African Constitutional Court. It is one of the newest major cities in the world, and is one of the few major cities in the world not along a coast or near a large river.

Demographics

According to the 2001 South African National Census, the population of Johannesburg is 3,225,812 people, who live in 1,006,930 formal households, of which 86 percent have a flush or chemical toilet, and 91 percent have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week. 86 percent of households have access to running water, and 80 percent use electricity as the main source of energy. 22 percent of Johannesburg residents stay in informal dwellings. 65 percent of households are headed by one person.

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2001 - South African National Census - Toilet - Refuse - Electricity

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Black Africans account for 73 percent of the population, followed by whites at 16 percent, Coloured South Africans at 6 percent and Asians at 4 percent. 42 percent of the population is under the age of 24, while 6 percent of the population is over 60 years old. 37 percent of city residents are unemployed. 91 percent of the unemployed are black. Women comprise 43 percent of the working population. 19 percent of economically active adults work in wholesale and retail sectors, 18 percent in financial, real estate and business services, 17 percent in community, social and personal services and 12 percent are in manufacturing. Only 0.7 percent work in mining.

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Coloured - Unemployed - Real estate - Mining

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34 percent of Johannesburg residents speak Nguni languages at home, 26 percent speak Sotho languages, 19 percent speak English, and 8 percent speak Afrikaans. 29 percent of adults have graduated from high school. 14 percent have higher education (University or Technical school). 7 percent of residents are completely illiterate. 15 percent have primary education.

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Nguni - Sotho - English - Afrikaans - High school - University - Technical school - Illiterate

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34 percent use public transportation to commute to work or school. 32 percent walk to work or school. 34 percent use private transportation to travel to work or school.

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Public transportation - Commute - Work - School

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53 percent belong to mainstream Christian churches. 24 percent are atheist. 14 percent are members of African Independent Churches. 3 percent are Muslim. 1 percent are Jewish. 1 percent are Hindu.

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Christian - Atheist - African Independent Churches - Muslim - Jewish - Hindu

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