Jozi City View, Langermanskop
Posted by: TeamTGF
S 26° 11.672 E 028° 04.984
35J E 608215 N 7102321
South Africa's most famous Cityscape.
Waymark Code: WM1WHP
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Date Posted: 07/21/2007
Views: 109
The City of Johannesburg, a World Class African City.
This
cityscape is of our home town, Johannesburg, the most powerful commercial centre
on the African Continent. Johannesburg is the Provincial capital to South
Africa's smallest and richest province, Gauteng.
Johannesburg is the most densely populated and urbanised municipality in
South Africa, home to 3 225 800 people in 1 006 900 households. And that
population is growing swiftly: 218 600 households were added between 1996 and
2001. Some 97% of households have access to piped water (a high figure for
Africa), 82% have flush toilets connected to the municipal sewerage system, and
85% have electric lightning in their homes.
This is one of the world's few large metropolitan areas to be based on
neither an ocean port nor a major river. The sea is a six hour drive to the
east. The nearest major river. the Vaal River, is a two hour drive to the south.
Ironically, the city is ranked as the biggest port in southern Africa, thanks to
an export/import railway freight facility called City Deep.
Johannesburg is, by city standards, a mere teenager. It started life in 1886
as a gold-rush shanty town, expected to last no more than a decade. But the gold
proved so rich that disputes flared over who controlled Johannesburg,
culminating in a war that changed military history - the Anglo-Boer war. By the
nineteen twenties, the city had outpaced every rival to become Africa's major
commercial centre.
Although this Waymark is Available 24/7, we do not recommend doing this
Waymark at night due to the crime in the area.
Thanks to www.joburg.org.za for the
information for this Waymark.