The Republic of South Africa is divided into nine provinces ( Tswana diporofense ; sesotho diprovense ; northern soto diprofense ; Africa. Provinsies ; Zulu izifundazwe ; southern Ndebele iimfunda ; spit amaphonanku ; Swat tifundza ; Venda mavunḓu ; Tsonga swifundzankoo ; Swat tifundza ; Venda mavunḓu ; Tsonga swifundzankoo ; Swat tifundza ; Venda mavunḓu ; Tsonga swifundzankoo ; Swat tifundza ; Venda mavunḓu ; In 1994, the Bantustans were reintegrated, and nine of them and the four existing provinces were formed.
As a result of the administrative reform of 1994 (conducted to eliminate the remnants of the apartheid regime), nine provinces were formed. In 1995, the Pretoria - Witwatersrand - Ferinhing , Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal provinces were renamed Gauteng , Mpumalanga and Northern provinces respectively. In 2003, the Northern Province was renamed to Limpopo Province . In 2006, the provincial administrative boundaries underwent a number of changes.
| Title | Capital | Area, [1] km² | Population, [2] people (2011) | Density, person / km² | |
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| Eastern Cape Province | Bisho | 168 966 | 6,562,053 | 38.84 | |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg | 18 178 | 12,272,263 | 675.12 | |
| Western Cape | Cape Town | 129 462 | 5,822,734 | 44.98 | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg | 94 361 | 10,267,300 | 108.81 | |
| Limpopo | Polokwane | 125 754 | 5,404,868 | 42.98 | |
| Mpumalanga | Mbombela | 76,495 | 4,039,939 | 52.81 | |
| Northwest Province | Mafikeng | 104 882 | 3,509,953 | 33.47 | |
| North Cape Province | Kimberly | 372,889 | 1 145 861 | 3.07 | |
| Free state | Bloemfontein | 129 825 | 2,745,590 | 21.15 | |
| South Africa (in general) | Pretoria Cape Town Bloemfontein | 1 220 813 | 51 770 560 | 42.41 | |
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Until 1994, South Africa was divided into 4 provinces: Cape , Natal , Orange Free State and Transvaal . The old division reflected the historical development of statehood in South Africa; In addition, South Africa was originally a union of these four territories.
| Title | Capital | Emblem | Area, km² [3] | Population, [4] [5] people (1991) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape of Good Hope Province Provinsie van die Kaap die Goeie Hoop The Cape of Good Hope Province | Kapstad |  | 717 414 | 6,125,335 | |
| Natal Provinsie van Natal Province of Natal | Pietermaritzburg |  | 91,610 | 2,430,753 | |
| Orange Free State Provinsie van die Oranje-Vrystaat Province of the Orange Free State | Bloemfontein |  | 129,152 | 2,193,062 | |
| Transvaal Provinsie van Transvaal Province of Transvaal | Pretoria |  | 287,996 | 9 491 265 | |
| South Africa (in general) | Pretoria Kapstad Bloemfontein |  | 1 220 813 [1] | 30,986,919 | |
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Census 2011: Census in brief . - Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2012. - P. 9. - ISBN 9780621413885 .
- ↑ Census 2011: Census in brief . - Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2012. - P. 18. - ISBN 9780621413885 .
- ↑ Census of the British Empire 1901
- ↑ Census> 1991> RSA> Variable Description> Person file> District code (unavailable (inaccessible link) . Statistics South Africa - Nesstar WebView. The appeal date is August 18, 2013. Archived June 19, 2016.
- ↑ In the provinces excluding the Bantustan population