Johannesburg, City, History, Map, & Points of Interest

Johannesburg, city, Gauteng province, South Africa, that is the country’s chief industrial and financial metropolis. One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold. Read and learn more about Johannesburg here.

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