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South Africa

Cities of South Africa

Cities listed

295

Johannesburg

largest city

Pretoria

capital

64.7M

national population

295 of 295 listed cities

Cities listed

295

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Johannesburg

9,418,183 people

Capital

Pretoria

National capital

National population

64,747,319

Largest city is 14.5%

The 100 Largest Cities in South Africa

Sortable and searchable. The remaining 195 cities are listed by region below.

100 cities


1	Johannesburg	Gauteng	9,418,183	14.5%
2	Cape Town	Western Cape	4,772,846	7.4%
3	Durban	KwaZulu-Natal	3,338,026	5.2%
4	Pretoria	Gauteng	2,112,693	3.3%
5	Soweto	Gauteng	1,695,047	2.6%
6	Gqeberha	Eastern Cape	1,050,078	1.6%
7	Soshanguve	Gauteng	872,309	1.3%
8	Pietermaritzburg	KwaZulu-Natal	839,327	1.3%
9	Evaton	Gauteng	725,468	1.1%
10	Benoni	Gauteng	605,344	0.9%
11	Bloemfontein	Free State	556,637	0.9%
12	Thembisa	Gauteng	511,655	0.8%
13	East London	Eastern Cape	478,676	0.7%
14	Vereeniging	Gauteng	474,681	0.7%
15	Boksburg	Gauteng	445,168	0.7%
16	Welkom	Free State	431,944	0.7%
17	Newcastle	KwaZulu-Natal	404,838	0.6%
18	Krugersdorp	Gauteng	378,821	0.6%
19	Rustenburg	North West	373,695	0.6%
20	Emalahleni	Mpumalanga	373,403	0.6%
21	Randburg	Gauteng	337,053	0.5%
22	Roodepoort	Gauteng	326,416	0.5%
23	Botshabelo	Free State	309,714	0.5%
24	Brakpan	Gauteng	305,692	0.5%
25	Kariega	Eastern Cape	291,052	0.4%
26	Polokwane	Limpopo	272,461	0.4%
27	Germiston	Gauteng	255,863	0.4%
28	Richards Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	252,968	0.4%
29	Vanderbijlpark	Gauteng	246,754	0.4%
30	Paarl	Western Cape	236,910	0.4%
31	Centurion	Gauteng	236,580	0.4%
32	Klerksdorp	North West	227,039	0.4%
33	Somerset West	Western Cape	225,289	0.3%
34	Mdantsane	Eastern Cape	205,504	0.3%
35	Middelburg	Mpumalanga	196,263	0.3%
36	George	Western Cape	188,580	0.3%
37	Carletonville	Gauteng	182,304	0.3%
38	Potchefstroom	North West	178,285	0.3%
39	Mthatha	Eastern Cape	164,848	0.3%
40	KwaDukuza	KwaZulu-Natal	161,177	0.2%
41	Westonaria	Gauteng	156,831	0.2%
42	Etwatwa	Gauteng	151,866	0.2%
43	Vryheid	KwaZulu-Natal	150,012	0.2%
44	Pinetown	KwaZulu-Natal	144,026	0.2%
45	Ladysmith	KwaZulu-Natal	143,446	0.2%
46	eMbalenhle	Mpumalanga	142,443	0.2%
47	Kimberley	Northern Cape	142,089	0.2%
48	Nigel	Gauteng	140,644	0.2%
49	Mpumalanga	KwaZulu-Natal	140,121	0.2%
50	Bhisho	Eastern Cape	137,287	0.2%
51	Sasolburg	Free State	135,828	0.2%
52	Randfontein	Gauteng	133,654	0.2%
53	Worcester	Western Cape	127,597	0.2%
54	Ntuzuma	KwaZulu-Natal	125,394	0.2%
55	Virginia	Free State	122,502	0.2%
56	Brits	North West	122,497	0.2%
57	Alberton	Gauteng	121,536	0.2%
58	Queenstown	Eastern Cape	118,599	0.2%
59	Kroonstad	Free State	117,152	0.2%
60	Somaroboro	Mpumalanga	114,369	0.2%
61	Hammanskraal	North West	112,950	0.2%
62	Mabopane	Gauteng	110,972	0.2%
63	Mbombela	Mpumalanga	110,159	0.2%
64	Orkney	North West	110,052	0.2%
65	Phalaborwa	Limpopo	109,468	0.2%
66	Thohoyandou	Limpopo	107,144	0.2%
67	Tokoza	Gauteng	106,000	0.2%
68	Standerton	Mpumalanga	101,101	0.2%
69	Mokopane	Limpopo	101,090	0.2%
70	Ermelo	Mpumalanga	100,324	0.2%
71	Stellenbosch	Western Cape	96,228	0.1%
72	Kutloanong	Free State	95,008	0.1%
73	Stilfontein	North West	93,110	0.1%
74	Qonce	Eastern Cape	93,072	0.1%
75	Delmas	Mpumalanga	92,046	0.1%
76	Grahamstown	Eastern Cape	91,548	0.1%
77	Bethlehem	Free State	91,075	0.1%
78	Ga-Rankuwa	North West	90,945	0.1%
79	Bela Bela	Limpopo	90,210	0.1%
80	Midrand	Gauteng	87,387	0.1%
81	Louis Trichardt	Limpopo	86,854	0.1%
82	Heidelberg	Gauteng	85,858	0.1%
83	Dundee	KwaZulu-Natal	84,413	0.1%
84	Piet Retief	Mpumalanga	84,349	0.1%
85	Phuthaditjhaba	Free State	84,258	0.1%
86	Atlantis	Western Cape	82,736	0.1%
87	Mossel Bay	Western Cape	78,940	0.1%
88	Mafikeng	North West	77,110	0.1%
89	Odendaalsrus	Free State	76,371	0.1%
90	Oudtshoorn	Western Cape	73,694	0.1%
91	Bethal	Mpumalanga	72,821	0.1%
92	Thaba Nchu	Free State	72,721	0.1%
93	Bothaville	Free State	71,934	0.1%
94	Upington	Northern Cape	71,373	0.1%
95	Parys	Free State	71,319	0.1%
96	Schweizer-Reneke	North West	70,214	0.1%
97	Knysna	Western Cape	68,659	0.1%
98	Saldanha	Western Cape	68,284	0.1%
99	Barberton	Mpumalanga	67,927	0.1%
100	Lichtenburg	North West	65,863	0.1%