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Republic of South Africa/ Afrika: Cities

Over a million

Name Metro population (thousands)1
Cape Town 5,461
Durban 3,721
Johannesburg2 8,760
Pietermaritzburg 1,035
Port Elizabeth 1,359
Tshwane3 1,426

Selected smaller cities or former cities of historical note

Name
East London
George
Knysna
Mossel Bay (Mosselbaai)
Paarl
Parys
Plettenberg Bay (Plettenbergbaai)
Richard's Bay
Saldanha
Stellenbosch

Footnotes

1. world-gazetteer.com, accessed 12/2012.
2. Including Soweto, which is often listed as a distinct city, as it was until recently.
3. The City of Tshwane was established in December 2000. The core of it is Pretoria, the national administrative capital. Pretoria is still often listed as the city's name.