Places in South Africa
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 57,779,622 people.The capital of South Africa is Pretoria (Pretoria) with a population of 1,619,438 people.
Country | Code | Area | Population | P/km2 |
South Africa | ZA | 1,219,912.0 km2 | 57,779,622 people | 47.4 |
Population density | |
47.4 p/km2 (very low) |
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Map of South Africa
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Information on South Africa
Name | Official name | Code | Status | Regions | Capital | Continent |
South Africa | South Africa | ZA | Sovereign country | 9 | Pretoria Pretoria | Africa |
Time in South Africa
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Tue, 3 Oct 2023 - 5:00am (05:00h) | No | Tue, 3 Oct 2023 - 5:00am (05:00h) | UTC +2.0 | Africa/Johannesburg |
Currency in South Africa
Currency | Abbreviation |
Rand | ZAR |
Languages in South Africa
Languages |
Afrikaans , English , South Ndebele , Southern Sotho , Swati , Tsonga , Tswana , Venda , Xhosa , Zulu |
Neighbouring countries of South Africa
Neighbouring countries |
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe Show neighbouring countries of South Africa in map. |
Telecommunication in South Africa
International calling code | Internet top level domain (TLD) |
+27 | .za |
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 |
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 10 places in South Africa with a population of more than 500,000 people.Place | No | Population |
Johannesburg Johannesburg | 1. | 5,635,127 |
Cape Town Cape Town | 2. | 4,710,000 |
Durban Durban | 3. | 3,120,282 |
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 |
Bloemfontein Bloemfontein | 9. | 556,000 |
Tembisa Tembisa | 10. | 511,655 |
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