South Africa cities by population

A sortable list of South Africa cities by population, list can be sorted by the name of the city, population, area or region if such available.

Name	Population	Area, km²	Region
Pretoria	741,651	688	Gauteng
Brits	53,511	114.7	North West
Stellenbosch	21,799	8.24	Western Cape
Cape Town	433,688	2454.72	Western Cape
Durban	595,061	225.91	KwaZulu-Natal
Johannesburg	4,434,827	1644	Gauteng
Bloemfontein	256,185	236.17	Free State
Port Shepstone	35,633	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Port Elizabeth	312,392	1845	Eastern Cape
Kimberley	225,160	90.4	Northern Cape
Polokwane	130,028	106.84	Limpopo
Mbombela	58,670	72.63	Mpumalanga
Rustenburg	549,575	282.42	North West
Zeerust	9,093	n/a	North West
Pietermaritzburg	618,536	126	KwaZulu-Natal
East London	267,007	156.7	Eastern Cape
Mahikeng	15,117	n/a	North West
Kroonstad	168,762	n/a	Free State
Witbank	108,673	164.27	Mpumalanga
Mokopane	30,151	75.13	Limpopo
George	157,394	77.4	Western Cape
Carletonville	23,000	35.14	Gauteng
Potchefstroom	148,804	184.2	North West
Matatiele	12,466	n/a	Eastern Cape
Krugersdorp	140,643	24722	Gauteng
Randfontein	80,492	n/a	Gauteng
Benoni	158,777	n/a
Ladysmith	64,855	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Umzimkhulu	8,399	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Sasolburg	153,038	1730	Free State
Tzaneen	14,571	n/a	Limpopo
Estcourt	22,071	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Vanderbijlpark	95,840	178	Gauteng
Germiston	255,863	n/a	Gauteng
Ulundi	29,132	10.27	KwaZulu-Natal
Mtubatuba	27,237	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Welkom	64,130	n/a	Free State
Klerksdorp	186,515	n/a	North West
Bushbuckridge	n/a	n/a	Mpumalanga
Paarl	112,045	65	Western Cape
Butterworth	44,041	n/a	Eastern Cape
Mthatha	96,114	54.97	Eastern Cape
Jozini	2,267	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Vryheid	47,365	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Worcester	97,098	73.2	Western Cape
Thohoyandou	69,453	n/a	Limpopo
Newcastle	363,236	75.79	KwaZulu-Natal
Ermelo	83,865	n/a	Mpumalanga
Senwabarwana	12,306	n/a	Limpopo
Eshowe	14,744	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Piet Retief	57,428	n/a	Mpumalanga
Phuthaditjhaba	54,661	23.83	Free State
Richards Bay	57,387	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Giyani	25,954	19.51	Limpopo
Louis Trichardt	25,360	n/a	Limpopo
Flagstaff	4,821	2.7	Eastern Cape
Phalaborwa	13,108	n/a	Limpopo
Middelburg	87,348	n/a	Mpumalanga
Siyabuswa	36,882	14.88	Mpumalanga
Nongoma	7,629	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Alice	15,143	9.85	Eastern Cape
Malalane	3,486	2.94	Mpumalanga
Groblersdal	4,329	5.79	Limpopo
Taung	18,289	n/a	North West
Secunda	40,198	173.71	Mpumalanga
Carolina	16,846	n/a	Mpumalanga
Roodepoort	326,416	161.5
Randburg	337,053	167.98
Modjadjiskloof	1,815	n/a	Limpopo
Tugela Ferry	2,093	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Port St Johns	6,441	n/a	Eastern Cape
Lichtenburg	26,338	n/a	North West
Mount Frere	5,252	n/a	Eastern Cape
Libode	4,560	3.93	Eastern Cape
Bizana	7,974	24.13	Eastern Cape
Cofimvaba	8,783	n/a	Eastern Cape
Dutywa	11,076	n/a	Eastern Cape
Apel	1,033	n/a	Limpopo
Chuniespoort	1,271	n/a	Limpopo
Jane Furse	6,533	n/a	Limpopo
Makapanstad	15,076	n/a	North West
Malamulele	13,070	9.57	Limpopo
Kwangwanase	5,534	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Mogwase	10,743	n/a	North West
Mtwalume	610	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Nquthu	170	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Qumbu	4,928	n/a	Eastern Cape
Ngcobo	9,835	n/a	Eastern Cape
KwaDukuza	51,536	n/a	KwaZulu-Natal
Kwaggafontein	45,104	n/a	Mpumalanga
Queenstown	68,872	n/a	Eastern Cape

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