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==Provinces of South Africa== | ==Provinces of South Africa== | ||
South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. | South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. | ||
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| + | ! Province | ||
| + | ! Capital | ||
| + | ! Largest city | ||
| + | ! Area (km²)<ref>{{cite book |title=Stats in Brief, 2010 |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/StatsInBrief/StatsInBrief2010.pdf |publisher=Statistics South Africa |location=Pretoria |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-621-39563-1 |page=3}}</ref> | ||
| + | ! Population (2011 est.)<ref>{{Cite report |title=Mid-year population estimates, 2011 |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022011.pdf |year=2011 |publisher=Statistics South Africa}}</ref> | ||
| + | ! [[Population density|Pop. density]] (per km²) | ||
| + | ! [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2003)<ref>{{cite book |author=Adelzadeh, Asghar, et. al. |title=South Africa Human Development Report 2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Cape Town |isbn=9780195784183 |page=282 |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/nationalreports/africa/southafrica/south_africa_2003_en.pdf}}</ref> | ||
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| + | |align="left"| [[Eastern Cape]] ||align="left"|[[Bhisho]] ||align="left"|[[Port Elizabeth]] || 168,966 || 6,829,958 || 40.4 || 0.62 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Free State]] ||align="left"|[[Bloemfontein]] ||align="left"|Bloemfontein || 129,825 || 2,759,644 || 21.3 || 0.67 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Gauteng]] ||align="left"|[[Johannesburg]] ||align="left"|Johannesburg || 18,178 || 11,328,203 || 623.2 || 0.74 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[KwaZulu-Natal]] ||align="left"|[[Pietermaritzburg]]² ||align="left"|[[Durban]] || 94,361 || 10,819,130 || 114.7 || 0.63 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Limpopo]] ||align="left"|[[Polokwane]] ||align="left"|Polokwane || 125,754 || 5,554,657 || 44.2 || 0.59 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Mpumalanga]] ||align="left"|[[Nelspruit]] ||align="left"|Nelspruit || 76,495 || 3,657,181 || 47.8 || 0.65 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[North West (South African province)|North West]] ||align="left"|[[Mafikeng]] ||align="left"|[[Rustenburg]] || 104,882 || 3,253,390 || 31.0 || 0.61 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Northern Cape]] ||align="left"|[[Kimberley, South Africa|Kimberley]] ||align="left"|Kimberley || 372,889 || 1,096,731 || 2.9 || 0.69 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|[[Western Cape]]¹ ||align="left"|[[Cape Town]] ||align="left"|Cape Town || 129,462 || 5,287,863 || 40.8 || 0.77 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
;External links: | ;External links: | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 25 December 2011
The Republic of South Africa (also referred to as South Africa, SA or RSA) is a country in Southern Africa.
Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces.
| Province | Capital | Largest city | Area (km²)[1] | Population (2011 est.)[2] | Pop. density (per km²) | HDI (2003)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Bhisho | Port Elizabeth | 168,966 | 6,829,958 | 40.4 | 0.62 |
| Free State | Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein | 129,825 | 2,759,644 | 21.3 | 0.67 |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg | Johannesburg | 18,178 | 11,328,203 | 623.2 | 0.74 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg² | Durban | 94,361 | 10,819,130 | 114.7 | 0.63 |
| Limpopo | Polokwane | Polokwane | 125,754 | 5,554,657 | 44.2 | 0.59 |
| Mpumalanga | Nelspruit | Nelspruit | 76,495 | 3,657,181 | 47.8 | 0.65 |
| North West | Mafikeng | Rustenburg | 104,882 | 3,253,390 | 31.0 | 0.61 |
| Northern Cape | Kimberley | Kimberley | 372,889 | 1,096,731 | 2.9 | 0.69 |
| Western Cape¹ | Cape Town | Cape Town | 129,462 | 5,287,863 | 40.8 | 0.77 |
See also
- External links
- References
