|
Region + Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
|
Gauteng 1
|
15,702,336
|
Johannesburg
|
|
Western Cape 1
|
5,072,248
|
Cape Town
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal 1
|
4,282,805
|
Durban
|
|
Gauteng 2
|
3,172,680
|
Pretoria
|
|
Gauteng 3
|
1,815,047
|
Soweto
|
|
Eastern Cape 1
|
1,744,034
|
Gqeberha
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal 2
|
1,058,191
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
|
North West 1
|
712,826
|
Rustenburg
|
|
Mpumalanga 1
|
581,013
|
eMalahleni
|
|
Free State 1
|
540,395
|
Bloemfontein
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal 3
|
533,710
|
Newcastle
|
|
Eastern Cape 2
|
513,049
|
East London
|
|
Limpopo 1
|
507,411
|
Polokwane
|
|
Mpumalanga 2
|
405,010
|
Kanyamazane
|
|
Western Cape 2
|
376,055
|
Paarl
|
|
North West 2
|
373,105
|
Mafikeng
|
|
Eastern Cape 3
|
320,982
|
Ibhayi
|
|
Northern Cape 1
|
301,460
|
Kimberley
|
|
Mpumalanga 3
|
270,737
|
KwaMhlanga
|
|
Limpopo 2
|
248,425
|
Thohoyandou
|
|
Western Cape 3
|
243,197
|
George
|
|
Free State 2
|
241,626
|
Welkom
|
|
Free State 3
|
236,505
|
Phuthaditjhaba
|
|
North West 3
|
233,093
|
Klerksdorp
|
|
Limpopo 3
|
140,819
|
Mokopane
|
|
Northern Cape 2
|
92,156
|
Upington
|
|
Northern Cape 3
|
50,052
|
De Aar
|
|