Question

Why is Johannesburg known as the gold capital of the world??

Answer 1

Due to the presence of several gold mines and from the start Johannesburg was known as a gold-mining town

EXPLANATION:

• Johannesburg is one of the biggest cities in South Africa. The city is situated in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hill range and is the centre of extensive diamond and gold trade.
• The Witwatersrand Gold Rush was a gold rush (discovery of gold, at times, along with rare earth minerals and other precious metals which brings a rush of miners who tries to seek their fortune in this gold rush) in the year 1886 which resulted in the establishment of the city of Johannesburg.
• This was a crucial part of the Mineral Revolution (the speedy economic and industrialisation changes that happened in South Africa from 1870s onwards.

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Answer 2

Johannesburg - The Gold capital of the world:

• The city of Johannesburg, also called ‘Joburg’, ‘Jozi’ and ‘eGoli’, located in South Africa, is called ‘the city of Gold’, beacause the city came into existence because of gold.
• Around 1884, gold was found in a farm on the Witwatersrand hill ranges. The discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand area led to flocking of people to that area. This is known as the Gold Rush of 1880s.
• Population increased and the city developed around 1886. It was named Johannesburg.
• The gold reef was closest to the surface at the centre of the city.
• As the city was built on gold and as it came into existence because of the discovery of the gold, it is called ‘the city of Gold’.
• The city was rebuilt 4 times within 100 years and now it is the largest city in South Africa.
• Besides being ‘the city of Gold’, it is also called ‘the Cradle of Humankind’ as it has the largest number of human fossils.