Largest cities of South Africa
2001 Census
|
|
|
Rank
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City name
|
Province
|
Pop.
|
Rank
|
City name
|
Province
|
Pop.
|
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Johannesburg
Soweto
|
1 |
Johannesburg |
Gauteng |
1,009,035 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 11 Template:!!align=left | Soshanguve Template:!!align=left | Gauteng Template:!! 311,223
|
IKapa
Durban
|
| 2 |
Soweto |
Gauteng |
858,644 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 12 Template:!!align=left | Mamelodi Template:!!align=left | Gauteng Template:!! 256,117
|
| 3 |
IKapa |
IKipi laseNtshonalanga |
827,218 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 13 Template:!!align=left | Ibhayi Template:!!align=left | Eastern Cape Template:!! 255,826
|
| 4 |
Durban |
KwaZulu-Natal |
536,644 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 14 Template:!!align=left | Port Elizabeth Template:!!align=left | Eastern Cape Template:!! 237,500
|
| 5 |
Pretoria |
Gauteng |
525,387 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 15 Template:!!align=left | Tshivhase Template:!!align=left | Limpopo Template:!! 226,622
|
| 6 |
Mitchell's Plain |
IKipi laseNtshonalanga |
398,650 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 16 Template:!!align=left | Pietermaritzburg Template:!!align=left | KwaZulu-Natal Template:!! 223,519
|
| 7 |
Umlazi |
KwaZulu-Natal |
388,687 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 17 Template:!!align=left | Sebokeng Template:!!align=left | Gauteng Template:!! 222,045
|
| 8 |
Katlehong |
Gauteng |
349,866 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 18 Template:!!align=left | Bloemfontein Template:!!align=left | Free State Template:!! 217,076
|
| 9 |
Tembisa |
Gauteng |
348,693 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 19 Template:!!align=left | Mabopane Template:!!align=left | Gauteng Template:!! 192,914
|
| 10 |
Khayelitsha |
IKipi laseNtshonalanga |
329,002 Template:!! align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 20 Template:!!align=left | Chatsworth Template:!!align=left | KwaZulu-Natal Template:!! 192,166
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