General info

Entity:
South Africa
Capital:
Pretoria ²
Population (2008-07-01):
48,782,756 (CIA)
Area:
1,219,912 sq.km.
Country code:
za
Region:
Southern Africa

South Africa

Administrative units

province capital area (sq.km.) population
2001-10-10
census		 population
2007
CS
source: Statistics South Africa.
note: 2007 CS = 2007 Community Survey.
note: Limpopo is the new name for Northern Province.
note: CB - some municipalities and district municipalities cross boundaries, thus totalling numbers can differ.
note: DM = District Municipality; MM = Metropolitan Municipality; Mun. = Municipality.
note: Eastern Cape {en} = Oos-Kaap {af}; Free Stat {en} = Vrystaat {af}; Northern Cape {en} = Noord-Kaap {af}; North-West {en} = Noord-Wes {af}; Western Cape {en} = Wes-Kaap {af}.
note: Noteworthy link, Municipal Demarcation Board, South Africa.
Eastern Cape King Williams Town/Bisho 169,580 6,278,651 6,527,747
Free State Bloemfontein 129,480 2,706,775 2,773,059
Gauteng Johannesburg 17,010 9,178,873 10,451,713
KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg/Ulundi 92,100 9,584,129 10,259,230
Limpopo Pietersburg/Lebowa-Kgomo 123,910 4,995,534 5,238,286
Mpumalanga Nelspruit 79,490 3,365,885 3,643,435
North West Mmabatho/Mafeking 116,320 3,193,676 3,271,948
Northern Cape Kimberley 361,830 991,919 1,058,060
Western Cape Cape Town 129,370 4,524,335 5,278,585
total   1,219,090 44,819,777 48,502,063

Main cities

name population
1996-10-09
census		 population
2001-10-10
census		 population
2007
CS
Johannesburg 2,639,110 3,225,309 3,888,180
Cape Town 2,563,612 2,892,243 3,497,097
eThekwini (Durban) 2,751,193 3,090,122 3,468,086
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) 2,026,807 2,478,631 2,724,229
Tshwane (Pretoria) 1,682,701 1,982,235 2,345,908
Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) 969,771 1,005,779 1,050,930
Mangaung (Bloemfontein) 603,704 645,440 752,906
Buffalo City (East London) 682,287 702,281 724,312
Emfuleni (Vanderbijlpark) .. 658,420 650,867
Msunduzi (Pietermaritzburg) 521,805 552,837 616,730
Thulamela .. 580,829 602,819
Polokwane (Pietersburg) .. 508,277 561,772
Mbombela (Nelspruit) .. 497,958 509,970
source: Statistics South Africa.
source: South African Cities Network.
note: between brackets are previous names or names of the main city within the urban area.