South Africa
Politics and government -- Administrative divisions
Table:
Province

Provincial capital

Largest city

Area (km2)[139]

Population (2016)[140]

Eastern Cape
Bhisho
Port Elizabeth
168,966
6,996,976

Free State
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
129,825
2,834,714

Gauteng
Johannesburg
Johannesburg
18,178
13,399,724

KwaZulu-Natal
Pietermaritzburg
Durban
94,361
11,065,240

Limpopo
Polokwane
Polokwane
125,754
5,799,090

Mpumalanga
Mbombela
Mbombela
76,495
4,335,964

North West
Mahikeng
Klerksdorp
104,882
3,748,435

Northern Cape
Kimberley
Kimberley
372,889
1,193,780

Western Cape
Cape Town
Cape Town
129,462
6,279,730

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The Eastern Cape ( Xhosa : iMpuma-Kapa ; Afrikaans : Oos-Kaap ; Sotho : Kapa Botjhabela ) is one of the provinces of South Africa . Its capital is Bhisho , but its two largest cities are East London and Port Elizabeth . The second largest province in the country at 168 966 km2 after Northern Cape , it was formed in 1994 out of the Xhosa homelands or bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei , together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province . The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the indigenous Xhosa people . In 1820 this area began to be settled by Europeans who originally came from England and some from Scotland and Ireland .
Bhisho ( formerly Bisho ) is the capital of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa . The Office of the Premier , Provincial Legislature and many other government departments are headquartered in the town . The town , three kilometres from King William 's Town and 70 kilometres from East London , is also part of Buffalo City .
Port Elizabeth or Nelson Mandela Bay ( Xhosa : iBhayi ; Afrikaans : Die Baai [ di ˈbɑːi ] ) often known by its initials P.E. , and colloquially as The Friendly City , is a major seaport city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the Indian Ocean . Port Elizabeth is Africas southern-most and South Africas second oldest city . It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality ( South Africas second largest metropolitan administrative district by area ) ; the countrys sixth most-populous city ; the most-populous city of Eastern Cape ; and the cultural , economic and financial center of the Eastern Cape . The city is among the top five cities in the world for pleasant weather , according to a 2014 scientific climate study of 600 global cities . Port Elizabeth is known for many blue-flag beaches along the citys urban coastline ; its popularity as an international and local holiday destination ; and its rich and diverse cultural heritage . It is a tourism gateway city for the Eastern Cape and the only city with the closest proximity to malaria-free big five game game reserves . The economy of Port Elizabeth is primarily oriented towards automotive assembly , manufacturing and export industries , and the city is also a major South African and sub-Saharan African destination for investment . Foreign direct investments of $ 19,8 billion has been secured over the past decade . Several Fortune 500 companies have a presence or their African operations headquartered in Port Elizabeth . The citys most prominent landmarks are Shark Rock pier , the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , and the Donkin Reserve . Port Elizabeth was one of the host cities for the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Port Elizabeth is a popular domestic and international holiday destination .
The Free State ( Sotho : Freistata ; Afrikaans : Vrystaat ; Xhosa : iFreyistata ; Tswana : Foreistata ; Zulu : iFuleyisitata ; before 1995 , the Orange Free State ) is a province of South Africa . Its capital is Bloemfontein , which is also South Africa 's judicial capital . Its historical origins lie in the Boer republic called the Orange Free State and later Orange Free State Province .
Bloemfontein ( /ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn/ ; Afrikaans : [ ˈblumfɔntəi̯n ] ; from ! Orakobab : ǀʼAuxa ǃXās Bloem 's fountain ; in Dutch : fountain of flowers or blooming fountain ; also known as Bloem ) is the capital city of the province of Free State of South Africa ; and , as the judicial capital of the nation , one of South Africa 's three national capitals ( the other two being Cape Town , the legislative capital , and Pretoria , the administrative capital ) and is the seventh largest city in South Africa . Situated at an elevation of 1,395 m ( 4,577 ft ) above sea level , the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431 . It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The city of Bloemfontein hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa , the Franklin Game Reserve , Naval Hill , the Maselspoort Resort and the Sand du Plessis Theatre . The city hosts numerous museums , including the National Women 's Monument , the Anglo-Boer War Museum , the National Museum , and the Oliewenhuis Art Museum . Bloemfontein also host sub-Saharan Africa 's first digital planetarium , the Naval Hill Planetarium and Boyden Observatory , an astronomical research observatory erected by Harvard University . Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as the city of roses , for its abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there . The city 's Sesotho name is Mangaung , meaning place of cheetahs . Its ! Orakobab name is ǀʼAuxa ǃXās or ǀKxʼauxa ǃXās ( Khoekhoegowab spelling : ǀAuxa ! Khās ) , which refers to Jan Bloem II , known as ! Xās-aob or Blumtseb who was a gaokxʼaob ( chief ) of the ǀŨdiǁʼaes ( Springbok Clan ) of the ! Ora ( Korana ) nation , whose kraal was the original settlement before the city was built .
Gauteng ( /xaʊˈtɛŋ/ khow-TENG ; Tswana : Gauteng ; Sotho : Gauteng ; Zulu : eGoli ; Tsonga : Gauteng/eXilungwini ; Ndebele , Xhosa : iRhawuti ; Southern Ndebele : I-Gauteng ; Venda : Gauteng ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa . The name in Sotho-Tswana means place of gold . Situated in the Highveld , Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa , accounting for only 1.5% of the land area . Nevertheless , it is highly urbanised , containing the country 's largest city , Johannesburg , its administrative capital , Pretoria , and other large areas such as Midrand and Vanderbijlpark . As of 2019 [ update ] , Gauteng is the most populous province in South Africa with a population of approximately 15 million people according to estimates .
Johannesburg ( /dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ joh-HAN-iss-burg , also US : /-ˈhɑːn-/ -⁠HAHN- ; Afrikaans : [ jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ ] ; Zulu and Xhosa : eGoli ) , informally known as Jozi or Joburg , is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world . It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng , which is the wealthiest province in South Africa . Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court . The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade , It was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The metropolis is an alpha global city as listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . In 2019 , the population of the city of Johannesburg was 5,635,127 , making it the most populous city in South Africa . In the same year , the population of Johannesburg 's urban agglomeration was put at 8,000,000. land area of the municipal city ( 1,645 km2 or 635 sq mi ) is large in comparison with those of other major cities , resulting in a moderate population density of 2,364 per square kilometre ( 6,120/sq mi ) . The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm . Due to the extremely large gold deposit found along the Witwatersrand , within ten years , the population had grown to 100,000 inhabitants . A separate city from the late 1970s until 1994 , Soweto is now part of Johannesburg . Originally an acronym for South-Western Townships , Soweto originated as a collection of settlements on the outskirts of Johannesburg , populated mostly by native African workers from the gold mining industry . Soweto , although eventually incorporated into Johannesburg , had been separated as a residential area for Blacks , who were not permitted to live in Johannesburg proper .
KwaZulu-Natal ( /kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl/ ; also referred to as KZN and known as the garden province ; Zulu : iKwaZulu-Natali ; Xhosa : KwaZulu-Natal ; Afrikaans : KwaZoeloe-Natal ) is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ( Place of the Zulu in Zulu ) and Natal Province were merged . It is located in the southeast of the country , enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique , Eswatini and Lesotho . Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban . It is the second most populous province in South Africa , with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng . During the 1830s and early 1840s , the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was occupied by the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was , briefly , the Boer republic of Natalia before becoming , in 1843 , the British Colony of Natal . KwaZulu remained independent until 1879 . KwaZulu-Natal is the birthplace of many notable figures in South Africa 's history , such as Albert Luthuli , the first non-white and the first person from outside Europe and the Americas to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ( 1960 ) ; Pixley ka Isaka Seme , the founder of the African National Congress ( ANC ) and South Africa 's first black lawyer ; John Langalibalele Dube , the ANC 's founding president ; Harry Gwala , ANC member and anti-apartheid activist ; Mangosuthu Buthelezi , the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party ( IFP ) ; Anton Lembede , the founding president of the ANC Youth League ; Jacob Zuma , the former President of South Africa ; Bhambatha , a 19th-century Zulu chief who became an anti-apartheid icon ; and Shaka Zulu . Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites : the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park .
Pietermaritzburg ( /ˌpiːtərˈmærɪtsbɜːrɡ/ ; Zulu : umGungundlovu ) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality . Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the district municipality . Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in Afrikaans , English and Zulu alike , and often informally abbreviated to PMB . It is a regionally important industrial hub , producing aluminium , timber and dairy products , as well as the main economic hub of Umgungundlovu District Municipality . The public sector is a major employer in the city due to the local , district and provincial governments being located here . It is home to many schools and tertiary education institutions , including a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal . It had a population of 228,549 in 1991 ; the current population is estimated at over 600,000 residents ( including neighbouring townships ) and has one of the largest populations of Indian South Africans in South Africa .
Durban ( Zulu : eThekwini , from itheku meaning bay/lagoon ) is the third most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . Located on the east coast of South Africa , Durban is the busiest port in the country . It is also one of the major centres of tourism because of the city 's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches . Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality , which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million , making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent . It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg . In May 2015 , Durban was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders Cities , Durban was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa . It is named after the Limpopo River , which forms the province 's western and northern borders . The name Limpopo has its etymological origin in the Ndebele language , the original inhabitants of the area , meaning strong gushing waterfalls . The capital is Polokwane , ( formerly Pietersburg ) . The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994 , and was initially named Northern Transvaal . The following year , it was renamed Northern Province , which remained the name until 2003 , when it was formally changed to Limpopo after deliberation by the provincial government and amendment of the South African Constitution . An alternate name considered for the province was Mapungubwe . The Northern Ndebele people traditionally are the majority in the province . However , majority of them now speak Sepedi which is a home language for the Sekhukhune district . Most Matebele ( BakaLanga and BakaSeleka ) clans have been assimulated into the Pedi and Tswana communities . The Northern Ndebele are found from Hammarskraal , Mokopane , Zebediela right up to the Limpopo river . Some moved north and settled among the Venda people and got assimilated like the Chivhase and Mhwaduba chieftancies .
Polokwane ( UK : /ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ/ , meaning Place of Safety in Northern Sotho ) , also known by its former name , Pietersburg , is a city and the capital of the Limpopo Province of South Africa . It is South Africa 's largest urban centre north of Gauteng . Polokwane was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
Mpumalanga ( /əmˌpuːməˈlɑːŋɡə/ ( listen ) ; Swazi , Zulu : iMpumalanga ; Tsonga : Humadyambu ; Southern Ndebele : IMpumalanga ; Northern Sotho , Afrikaans , Southern Sotho : Mpumalanga ) is a province of South Africa . The name means east , or literally the place where the sun rises in the Swazi , Xhosa , Ndebele and Zulu languages . Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa , bordering Eswatini and Mozambique . It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa 's land area . It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north , Gauteng to the west , the Free State to the southwest , and KwaZulu-Natal to the south . The capital is Mbombela .
Mbombela ( previously called Nelspruit ) is a city in northeastern South Africa . It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province . Located on the Crocodile River , Mbombela lies about 110 kilometres ( 68 mi ) by road west of the Mozambique border , 330 kilometres ( 210 mi ) east of Johannesburg and about 82 kilometres ( 51 mi ) North of the Eswatini border , Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
North West ( Tswana : Bokone Bophirima ; Southern Sotho : Leboya Bophirima ; Northern Sotho : Leboa-Bodikela ) is a province of South Africa . Its capital is Mahikeng . The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng .
Mahikeng , still commonly known as Mafikeng and previously Mafeking , is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa . Located close to South Africa 's border with Botswana , Mahikeng is 1,400 km ( 870 mi ) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km ( 160 mi ) west of Johannesburg . In 2001 , it had a population of 49,300 . In 2007 , Mahikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000 . It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m ( 4,921 ft ) , by the banks of the Upper Molopo River . The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km ( 9.3 mi ) south of the town .
Klerksdorp is located in the North West Province , South Africa . Klerksdorp is the largest city in the North West Province . Mahikeng , the provincial capital , lies roughly 170 km north-west of Klerksdorp and Johannesburg 170 km in a north-eastern direction .
The Northern Cape ( Afrikaans : Noord-Kaap ; Tswana : Kapa Bokone ; Xhosa : uMntla-Koloni ) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa . It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up . Its capital is Kimberley . It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park , part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park , an international park shared with Botswana . It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay . The Namaqualand region in the west is famous for its Namaqualand daisies . The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg , in the Great Karoo , are major transport nodes between Johannesburg , Cape Town and Port Elizabeth . In the northeast , Kuruman is known as a mission station and also for its artesian spring , the Eye of Kuruman . The Orange River flows through the province , forming the borders with the Free State in the southeast and with Namibia to the northwest . The river is also used to irrigate the many vineyards in the arid region near Upington . Native speakers of Afrikaans comprise a higher percentage of the population in the Northern Cape than in any other province . The Northern Cape 's four official languages are Afrikaans , Tswana , Xhosa , and English .
Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa . It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers . The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Boer War . British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley , and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town . On September 2 , 1882 , Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world after Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in the United States to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure . The first Stock Exchange in Africa was built in Kimberley , as early as 1881 .
The Western Cape ( Afrikaans : Wes-Kaap ; Xhosa : iNtshona-Koloni ) is a province of South Africa , situated on the south-western coast of the country . It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres ( 49,981 sq mi ) , and the third most populous , with an estimated 6.6 million inhabitants in 2018 . About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town , which is also the provincial capital . The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province , The two largest cities are Cape Town and George
Cape Town ( Afrikaans : Kaapstad ) [ ˈkɑːpstat ] ; Xhosa : iKapa ; Khoi-San : //Hui ! Gaeb ) is the second most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and also the legislative capital of South Africa . Colloquially named the Mother City , it is the largest city of the Western Cape province . It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality , The Parliament of South Africa sits in Cape Town . The other two capitals are located in Pretoria ( the executive capital where the Presidency is based ) and Bloemfontein ( the judicial capital where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located ) . The city is known for its harbour , for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region , and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point . Cape Town is home to 64% of the Western Cape 's population . The city was named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design . In 2014 , Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by both The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph. , Cape Town was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Located on the shore of Table Bay , Cape Town , as the oldest urban area in South Africa , was developed by the United East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East . Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established VOC Cape Colony , the first permanent European settlement in South Africa . Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope , becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony . Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg , Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa .