Regions in South Africa - find information on all regions in South Africa

South Africa is made up of 10 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in South Africa. Information on all primary administrative regions in South Africa.

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Primary administrative regions in South Africa

There are 10 regions in South Africa in the primary administrative level.

Primary administrative regions in South Africa
Region	No	Population	Capital	Capital population
Eastern Cape Eastern Cape	1.	6,490,714	Bhisho Bhisho	137,287
Orange Free State Free State	2.	2,740,946	Bloemfontein Bloemfontein	463,064
Western Cape Province of the Western Cape	3.	4,988,154	Cape Town Cape Town	3,433,441
Gauteng Gauteng	4.	10,058,121	Johannesburg Johannesburg	2,026,469
Northern Cape Province of Northern Cape	5.	819,380	Kimberley Kimberley	142,089
North-West Province of North West	6.	3,895,126	Mahikeng Mahikeng	14,000
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga	7.	3,409,743	Nelspruit Nelspruit	110,159
KwaZulu-Natal Province of KwaZulu-Natal	8.	10,154,469	Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg	750,845
Limpopo Limpopo	9.	5,494,928	Polokwane Polokwane	123,749
Gauteng Gauteng	10.	10,058,121	Pretoria Pretoria	1,619,438