Country
South Africa
7 cities in this atlas
In this atlas7
Settlements listed60
Latitude span-34.0° to -25.7°
OffsetsUTC+2
Cities
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Johannesburg | 9,418,183 |
| Cape Towncapitallegislative | 4,772,846 |
| Durban | 3,338,026 |
| Pretoriacapitalexecutive | 2,112,693 |
| Soweto | 1,695,047 |
| Gqeberha | 1,050,078 |
| Soshanguve | 872,309 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839,327 |
| Evaton | 725,468 |
| Benoni | 605,344 |
| Bloemfonteincapitaljudicial | 556,637 |
| Thembisa | 511,655 |
| East London | 478,676 |
| Vereeniging | 474,681 |
| Boksburg | 445,168 |
| Welkom | 431,944 |
| Newcastle | 404,838 |
| Krugersdorp | 378,821 |
| Rustenburg | 373,695 |
| Emalahleni | 373,403 |
| Diepsloot | 350,000 |
| Randburg | 337,053 |
| Roodepoort | 326,416 |
| Botshabelo | 309,714 |
| Brakpan | 305,692 |
| Kariega | 291,052 |
| Polokwane | 272,461 |
| Germiston | 255,863 |
| Richards Bay | 252,968 |
| Vanderbijlpark | 246,754 |
| Athlone | 237,414 |
| Paarl | 236,910 |
| Centurion | 236,580 |
| Klerksdorp | 227,039 |
| Somerset West | 225,289 |
| Mdantsane | 205,504 |
| Middelburg | 196,263 |
| George | 188,580 |
| Springs | 186,394 |
| Ivory Park | 184,383 |
| Carletonville | 182,304 |
| Alexandra | 179,624 |
| Potchefstroom | 178,285 |
| Mthatha | 164,848 |
| KwaDukuza | 161,177 |
| Westonaria | 156,831 |
| Etwatwa | 151,866 |
| Vryheid | 150,012 |
| Pinetown | 144,026 |
| Ladysmith | 143,446 |
| eMbalenhle | 142,443 |
| Kimberley | 142,089 |
| Nigel | 140,644 |
| Mpumalanga | 140,121 |
| Bhisho | 137,287 |
| Sasolburg | 135,828 |
| Randfontein | 133,654 |
| Worcester | 127,597 |
| Ntuzuma | 125,394 |
| Virginia | 122,502 |
The 60 largest settlements, from a gazetteer with no population floor.
South Africa divides the role of capital between more than one city: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial). Each is a capital in its own right rather than one being the real one.
Linked cities have a page in this atlas. The rest are listed for completeness.