Regions in South Africa
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You can sort the regions in South Africa alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in South Africa
There are 10 regions in South Africa in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Gauteng Gauteng | 1. | 16,100,000 | Johannesburg Johannesburg | 5,635,127 |
Gauteng Gauteng | 2. | 16,100,000 | Pretoria Pretoria | 1,619,438 |
KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal | 3. | 11,513,575 | Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg | 750,845 |
Western Cape Western Cape | 4. | 7,113,776 | Cape Town Cape Town | 4,710,000 |
Eastern Cape Eastern Cape | 5. | 6,676,590 | Bhisho Bhisho | 137,287 |
Limpopo Limpopo | 6. | 5,926,724 | Polokwane Polokwane | 123,749 |
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga | 7. | 4,743,584 | Nelspruit Nelspruit | 110,159 |
North-West North West | 8. | 4,122,854 | Mahikeng Mahikeng | 14,000 |
Orange Free State Free State | 9. | 2,932,441 | Bloemfontein Bloemfontein | 556,000 |
Northern Cape Northern Cape | 10. | 1,303,047 | Kimberley Kimberley | 142,089 |