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Find information on almost all places in South Africa. Whether you are looking for information on regions in South Africa or information on cities and places in South Africa, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Facts and figures about South Africa at a glance

South Africa is a sovereign country on the continent of Africa. South Africa covers a total area of 1,219,912.0 km² and has a population of approximately 49,000,000 people.

The capital of South Africa is Pretoria (Pretoria) with a population of 1,619,438 people.

Facts and figures about South Africa
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
South Africa	ZA	1,219,912.0 km²	49,000,000 people	40.2

Population density in South Africa
Population density
40.2 p/km² (very low)	South Africa: Very low population density

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Map of South Africa

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Information on South Africa

Information on South Africa
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
South Africa	Republic of South Africa	ZA	Sovereign country	9	Pretoria Pretoria	Africa

Time in South Africa

Time in South Africa
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Tue, 30 May 2023 - 12:52pm	No	Tue, 30 May 2023 - 12:52pm	UTC +2.0	Africa/Johannesburg

Currency in South Africa

Currency in South Africa
Currency	Abbreviation
Rand	ZAR

Languages in South Africa

Languages in South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

Neighbouring countries of South Africa

Neighbouring countries of South Africa
Neighbouring countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe Show neighbouring countries of South Africa in map.

Telecommunication in South Africa

Telecommunication in South Africa
International calling code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+27	.za

Latitude & Longitude of South Africa

Latitude & Longitude of South Africa
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	29°00'00.0"S (-29.0000000°)	24°00'00.0"E (24.0000000°)

Regions in South Africa

Regions in South Africa
Regions
There are 9 primary administrative regions in South Africa. Have a closer look at the regions in South Africa.

Largest places in South Africa

There are 24 places in South Africa with a population of more than 200,000 people.

Largest places in South Africa
Place	No	Population
Cape Town Cape Town	1.	3,433,441
Durban Durban	2.	3,120,282
Johannesburg Johannesburg	3.	2,026,469
Soweto Soweto	4.	1,695,047
Pretoria Pretoria	5.	1,619,438
Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth	6.	967,677
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg	7.	750,845
Benoni Benoni	8.	605,344
Tembisa Tembisa	9.	511,655
East London East London	10.	478,676
Vereeniging Vereeniging	11.	474,681
Bloemfontein Bloemfontein	12.	463,064
Boksburg Boksburg	13.	445,168
Welkom Welkom	14.	431,944
Newcastle Newcastle	15.	404,838
Krugersdorp Krugersdorp	16.	378,821
Botshabelo Botshabelo	17.	309,714
Brakpan Brakpan	18.	305,692
Witbank Witbank	19.	262,491
Richards Bay Richards Bay	20.	252,968
Vanderbijlpark Vanderbijlpark	21.	246,754
Centurion Centurion	22.	233,386
Uitenhage Uitenhage	23.	228,912
Roodepoort Roodepoort	24.	225,000

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External sources of information on South Africa

South Africa on Wikipedia

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Follow the hierarchy in South Africa

You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from the continent Africa, over a region in South Africa to a certain place or city in South Africa, as all places and cities in South Africa are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.