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South Africa: Provinces and Major Urban Areas with population statistics, maps, charts, weather and web information.
Explore the diversity and history of South Africa through its populated places. Learn about the geography, culture and demographics of each location.
10 paź 2023 · English: Map showing the population density of each municipality in South Africa, according to the 2022 Census. <1 inhabitant/km². 1–3 inhabitants/km². 3–10 inhabitants/km². 10–30 inhabitants/km². 30–100 inhabitants/km². 100–300 inhabitants/km². 300–1000 inhabitants/km². 1000–3000 inhabitants/km².
Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in population density, from the highly urbanized Gauteng with nearly 700 people per square kilometre, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape with less than four people per square kilometre.
This is a list of cities worldwide by population density. The population, population density and land area for the cities listed are based on the entire city proper, the defined boundary or border of a city or the city limits of the city.
South Africa has 5 cities with more than a million people, 49 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 162 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in South Africa is Cape Town, with a population of 3,433,441 people. Geonames.
^ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition". Retrieved 28 April 2019.
