Editing Gauteng (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Farm Views.jpg|thumb|The undulating hills that form part of the rural areas in the province just north of Johannesburg. Although Gauteng is a heavily urbanised province, much of its area is extensively cultivated for agriculture.|left]]
Gauteng's southern border is the [[Vaal River]], which separates it from the [[Free State (province)|Free State]].<ref name = "GautengRenamed"/> It also borders on [[North West Province (South Africa)|North West]]<ref name = "GautengRenamed"/> to the west, [[Limpopo Province|Limpopo]]<ref name = "GautengRenamed"/> to the north, and [[Mpumalanga Province|Mpumalanga]]<ref name = "GautengRenamed"/> to the east. Gauteng is the only landlocked province of South Africa without a foreign border.<ref name = "GautengRenamed"/> Most of Gauteng is on the [[Highveld]], a high-altitude grassland (circa {{convert|1500|m|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} above sea level). Between [[Johannesburg]] and [[Pretoria]], there are low parallel ridges and undulating hills, some part of the [[Magaliesberg]] Mountains and the [[Witwatersrand]]. The north of the province is more [[Subtropics|subtropical]], due to its lower altitude and is mostly dry [[savanna]] habitat.

===Witwatersrand area===
{{See|Witwatersrand}}
In the southern half of Gauteng, the Witwatersrand area is an older term describing a 120&nbsp;km wide oblong-shaped conurbation from [[Randfontein]] in the West to [[Nigel, Gauteng|Nigel]] in the East, named after the [[Witwatersrand]], a geologically and economically important series of low ridges and their associated plateau that greater Johannesburg developed on. This area is also often referred to simply as "Witwatersrand", "the Rand" or "the Reef" (archaic, after the gold reefs that precipitated the development of the area), and was the "W" in ''PWV'', the initial name for Gauteng. It has traditionally been divided into the three areas of [[East Rand]] (governed by the [[Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality]]), Central Rand (approximately today's [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|Johannesburg Municipality]]) and [[West Rand]].<ref>{{cite book|title=South African Journal of Science|date=1975|publisher=South African Association for the Advancement of Science|page=365|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gEkqAAAAMAAJ|language=en|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=5 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005121322/https://books.google.com/books?id=gEkqAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=BMS-Verlage GmbH|title=Maps - Johannesburg (South Africa) – Gold mining belt Witwatersrand|url=http://www.diercke.com/kartenansicht.xtp?artId=978-3-14-100790-9&seite=161&id=17664&kartennr=3|website=Diercke International Atlas|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327001857/http://www.diercke.com/kartenansicht.xtp?artId=978-3-14-100790-9&seite=161&id=17664&kartennr=3|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate is mostly influenced by altitude. Even though the province is at a [[Subtropics|subtropical]] latitude, the climate is comparatively cooler, especially in [[Johannesburg]], at {{convert|1700|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level ([[Pretoria]] is at {{convert|1330|m|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}). Most precipitation occurs as brief afternoon thunderstorms; however, relative humidity never becomes uncomfortable. Winters are crisp and dry with frost occurring often in the southern areas. Snow is rare, but it has occurred on some occasions in the [[Johannesburg]] metropolitan area.<ref name="News24Snow">{{cite web |url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Johannesburg-marvels-at-rare-snowfall-20120807 |title=Johannesburg marvels at rare snowfall |publisher=News24 |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715143441/https://www.news24.com/News24/Johannesburg-marvels-at-rare-snowfall-20120807 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IOLNewsSnow">{{cite web |url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/snow-forces-road-closures-across-sa-1.1358507#.UYJE-qKBm2E |title=Snow forces road closures across SA – South Africa &#124; IOL News |publisher=IOL.co.za |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715143845/https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/snow-forces-road-closures-across-sa-1358507#.UYJE-qKBm2E |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Cities and towns===
{{See also|List of cities and towns in Gauteng}}
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* [[Alberton, Gauteng|Alberton]]
* [[Atteridgeville]]
* [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]]
* [[Boksburg]]
* [[Bronkhorstspruit]] 
* [[Brakpan]] 
* [[Carletonville]]
* [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]]
* [[Cullinan, Gauteng|Cullinan]] 
* [[Edenvale, Gauteng|Edenvale]]
* [[Ga-Rankuwa]]
* [[Germiston]]
* [[Hammanskraal]] 
* [[Heidelberg, Gauteng|Heidelberg]]
* [[Henley on Klip]] 
* [[Johannesburg]]
* [[Kempton Park, Gauteng|Kempton Park]]
* [[Krugersdorp]]
* [[Mabopane]]
* [[Mamelodi]]
* [[Magaliesburg]]
* [[Meyerton, Gauteng|Meyerton]]
* [[Midrand]]
* [[Nigel, Gauteng|Nigel]]
* [[Parkhurst, Gauteng|Parkhurst]]
* [[Pretoria]]
* [[Randburg]]
* [[Randfontein]] 
* [[Roodepoort]] 
* [[Rosebank, Gauteng|Rosebank]]
* [[Sandton]]
* [[Soshanguve]]
* [[Soweto]]
* [[Springs, Gauteng|Springs]]
* [[Tembisa]]
* [[Vanderbijlpark]]
* [[Vereeniging]]
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===Administrative divisions===
[[Image:Map of Gauteng with municipalities labelled.svg|thumb|right|Gauteng municipalities]]
{{main|List of municipalities in Gauteng}}
The Gauteng Province (as of May 2011) is divided into three [[metropolitan municipality (South Africa)|metropolitan municipalities]] and two [[district municipality (South Africa)|district municipalities]]. The district municipalities are in turn divided into six [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:

====District municipalities====
* [[Sedibeng District Municipality|Sedibeng District]]
** [[Emfuleni Local Municipality|Emfuleni]]
** [[Lesedi Local Municipality|Lesedi]]
** [[Midvaal Local Municipality|Midvaal]]
* [[West Rand District Municipality|West Rand District]]
** [[Merafong City Local Municipality|Merafong City]]
** [[Mogale City Local Municipality|Mogale City]]
** [[Rand West City Local Municipality|Rand West City]]

====Metropolitan municipalities====
* [[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality|Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality]] ([[Pretoria]])
* [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]
* [[City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality|Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality]]

The former [[Metsweding District Municipality|Metsweding]] district consisting of [[Nokeng Tsa Taemane Local Municipality|Nokeng Tsa Taemane]] and [[Kungwini Local Municipality|Kungwini]] in the North of the province was incorporated into Tshwane in 2011.<ref name="GautengRenamed"/>