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Johannesburg Facts and Figures (2005):
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• Johannesburg is one of the youngest major cities worldwide. Johannesburg is 118 years old, and was founded on October 4, 1886
• During one century, Johannesburg has been rebuilt four times: first it was a tented camp; then a town of tin shanties; then of four-storey Edwardian brick buildings; then a city of modern skyscrapers
• Johannesburg houses the tallest office block in Africa, which is called the Carlton Centre (50 stories) and the tallest tower being the Hillbrow Tower (270 metres, or 90 stories).
• Johannesburg is also called Egoli, which means "place of gold". Forty percent of the world's gold has been found in the greater Johannesburg region
• The altitude in Johannesburg is 2 000m above sea level. The air is therefore thinner, and eggs take an extra minute to boil
• There are over 10 million trees in Johannesburg (2.5 million in parks and pavements, and 7.5 million in private homes)
• Johannesburg's residents earn between them a total income of R28 billion per annum.
• The city of Johannesburg enjoys an average of twelve hours of sunlight a day
• Forty percent of the population in Johannesburg is under the age of 24
• There are 7 519km of roads in Johannesburg, of which only 905km is not tarred
• The city of Johannesburg has two active power stations, capable of generating 600mw (megawatts).
• The average travel time in Johannesburg for commuters is 48 minutes
• There are 1 569ha of nature reserves in the city of Johannesburg
There are 12 river systems which run throughout Johannesburg
• Forty percent of all the world's human ancestor fossils have been found in areas adjoining the city
• Johannesburg has about 150 heritage sites, half of which are national monuments
• Johannesburg houses the only two polar bears in Africa, at the Johannesburg Zoo
• There are 4 443ha of open veld
• There are 1 616 parks
• There are 24,6ha of bird sanctuaries
• There are 107km of nature trails
• There are 80ha of botanical gardens. |
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