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City of Johannesburg — Ward 8
City of Johannesburg District, Gauteng. Approximate centre -26.345, 27.845.
Ward facts
From open public administrative data.
- Ward number
- 8
- Municipality
- City of Johannesburg (JHB)
- District
- City of Johannesburg
- Province
- Gauteng
- Wards in municipality
- 135
- Ward code
- ZA7980008
Ward figures
The official numbers for this ward
Shown here exactly as the public ward register records them.
- People
- 43 273
- Registered voters
- 18 006
- Ward size
- 30 km²
- People per km²
- 1 442
42% of the people counted here are registered to vote. This is the 15th most populous of 135 wards in City of Johannesburg, and 18th of 529 in Gauteng.
How it compares
| Area | People | Registered voters | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| This ward | 43 273 | 18 006 | 1 442 |
| Average ward in City of Johannesburg | 32 849 | 16 973 | 2 691 |
| Average ward in Gauteng | 23 199 | 12 063 | 675 |
| Average ward in South Africa | 11 671 | 6 038 | 47 |
Source: Municipal Demarcation Board ward register (population, registered voters and ward area). Reproduced unchanged. Census detail from Statistics South Africa is credited on each figure as it is added.
See every province side by sideWhat residents say here
The numbers tell you how many people live in this ward. Residents' own accounts tell you which streets went without water, for how long, and who they already reported it to. Stories shared for this ward go straight to the REACH SA field workers responsible for it.
- Residents to be heard
- 43 273
- Wards in City of Johannesburg
- 135
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