List of the largest cities in South Africa
The list of cities in South Africa provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger cities and municipalities of the state of South Africa .
South Africa is divided into nine provinces . These are divided into 52 districts, which in turn are divided into 231 parishes. The municipalities usually consist of several towns and cities. The country's seat of government is Pretoria, the seat of parliament is Cape Town. The highest judicial institutions (courts of law) are in Bloemfontein .
Metropolitan municipalities by number of inhabitants
The largest metropolitan communities in South Africa are (as of 2011):
| No. | local community | Residents | province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Johannesburg | 4,434,827 | Gauteng |
| 2. | City of Cape Town | 3,740,026 | Western cape |
| 3. | eThekwini | 3,442,361 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 4th | City of Ekurhuleni | 3,178,470 | Gauteng |
| 5. | City of Tshwane | 2,921,488 | Gauteng |
| 6th | Nelson Mandela Bay | 1,152,115 | Eastern Cape |
| 7th | Buffalo City | 755.200 | Eastern Cape |
| 8th. | Mangaung | 747.431 | free State |
This means that 39 percent of the country's population (51,770,560) is concentrated in these eight metropolitan communities.
Other urban settlements by population
The following table contains other urban settlements with (as of 2011) more than 100,000 inhabitants that are not part of the metropolitan communities. The results of the 2011 census are given . The province to which the city belongs is also shown. The population figures refer to the respective urban settlement, the geographical urban area ( main place ), not to the municipality in the political sense.
| No. | Surname | 2011 census |
province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | Pietermaritzburg | 223,448 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 10. | Sebokeng | 218,515 | Gauteng |
| 11. | Klerksdorp | 186,515 | northwest |
| 12. | Botshabelo | 181.712 | free State |
| 13. | George | 157.394 | Western cape |
| 14th | Krugersdorp | 140,643 | Gauteng |
| 15th | Thabong | 135,613 | free State |
| 16. | Evaton | 132,851 | Gauteng |
| 17th | KwaGuqa | 130.920 | Mpumalanga |
| 18th | Polokwane | 130.028 | Limpopo |
| 19th | Embal Hollow | 118,889 | Mpumalanga |
| 20th | Kagiso | 115,802 | Gauteng |
| 21st | Pair | 112.045 | Western cape |
| 22nd | eMalahleni | 108,673 | Mpumalanga |
| 23. | Rustenburg | 104,612 | northwest |
See also
- Provinces of South Africa
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List of municipalities in South Africa
- List of municipalities in the province of Free State
- List of municipalities in Gauteng Province
- List of parishes in the province of KwaZulu-Natal
- List of municipalities in Limpopo Province
- List of municipalities in Mpumalanga Province
- List of municipalities in the Northern Cape Province
- List of municipalities in the northwest province
- List of municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province
- List of municipalities in the Western Cape Province
- List of the largest cities in Africa
- List of city lists by country
Web links
- Statistics South Africa (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 349 kB), accessed on November 27, 2015