Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
1
|
3,433,441
|
Cape Town
|
2
|
3,120,282
|
Durban
|
3
|
2,026,469
|
Johannesburg
|
4
|
1,695,047
|
Soweto
|
5
|
1,619,438
|
Pretoria
|
6
|
967,677
|
Port Elizabeth
|
7
|
750,845
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
8
|
605,344
|
Benoni
|
9
|
511,655
|
Tembisa
|
10
|
478,676
|
East London
|
11
|
474,681
|
Vereeniging
|
12
|
463,064
|
Bloemfontein
|
13
|
445,168
|
Boksburg
|
14
|
431,944
|
Welkom
|
15
|
404,838
|
Newcastle
|
16
|
378,821
|
Krugersdorp
|
17
|
350,000
|
Diepsloot
|
18
|
337,053
|
Randburg
|
19
|
309,714
|
Botshabelo
|
20
|
305,692
|
Brakpan
|
21
|
262,491
|
Witbank
|
22
|
252,968
|
Richards Bay
|
23
|
246,754
|
Vanderbijlpark
|
24
|
233,386
|
Centurion
|
25
|
228,912
|
Kariega
|
26
|
225,000
|
Roodepoort
|
27
|
190,000
|
Paarl
|
28
|
186,394
|
Springs
|
29
|
182,304
|
Carletonville
|
30
|
178,921
|
Klerksdorp
|
31
|
173,009
|
Midrand
|
32
|
156,831
|
Westonaria
|
33
|
154,706
|
Middelburg
|
34
|
150,012
|
Vryheid
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
35
|
145,801
|
Orkney
|
36
|
142,089
|
Kimberley
|
37
|
141,741
|
eMbalenhle
|
38
|
140,644
|
Nigel
|
39
|
140,121
|
Mpumalanga
|
40
|
137,287
|
Bhisho
|
41
|
133,654
|
Randfontein
|
42
|
127,597
|
Worcester
|
43
|
124,064
|
Rustenburg
|
44
|
123,749
|
Polokwane
|
45
|
123,669
|
Potchefstroom
|
46
|
122,502
|
Virginia
|
47
|
122,497
|
Brits
|
48
|
121,536
|
Alberton
|
49
|
110,159
|
Mbombela
|
50
|
109,468
|
Phalaborwa
|
51
|
105,309
|
Queenstown
|
52
|
103,992
|
Kroonstad
|
53
|
101,919
|
Bethal
|
54
|
101,090
|
Mokopane
|
55
|
97,417
|
Mabopane
|
56
|
95,008
|
Odendaalsrus
|
57
|
94,263
|
Stellenbosch
|
58
|
93,110
|
Stilfontein
|
59
|
92,046
|
Delmas
|
60
|
91,548
|
Makhanda
|
61
|
90,210
|
Bela-Bela
|
62
|
86,854
|
Louis Trichardt
|
63
|
84,413
|
Dundee
|
64
|
84,349
|
Piet Retief
|
65
|
84,258
|
Phuthaditjhaba
|
66
|
83,654
|
Bethlehem
|
67
|
78,663
|
Mthatha
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
68
|
77,016
|
Sasolburg
|
69
|
76,754
|
Mahikeng
|
70
|
74,021
|
Standerton
|
71
|
71,934
|
Bothaville
|
72
|
71,373
|
Upington
|
73
|
71,319
|
Parys
|
74
|
70,214
|
Schweizer-Reneke
|
75
|
68,767
|
Ga-Rankuwa
|
76
|
68,659
|
Knysna
|
77
|
68,284
|
Saldanha
|
78
|
67,927
|
Barberton
|
79
|
65,863
|
Lichtenburg
|
80
|
64,199
|
Heidelberg
|
81
|
62,896
|
Graaff-Reinet
|
82
|
62,416
|
Fochville
|
83
|
61,507
|
Oudtshoorn
|
84
|
60,266
|
Atlantis
|
85
|
59,899
|
KwaDukuza
|
86
|
59,031
|
Mossel Bay
|
87
|
58,419
|
Fort Beaufort
|
88
|
57,911
|
Kraaifontein
|
89
|
55,543
|
Wellington
|
90
|
55,196
|
Heilbron
|
91
|
52,793
|
Port Shepstone
|
92
|
49,588
|
Vryburg
|
93
|
49,366
|
Wolmaransstad
|
94
|
49,292
|
Edenvale
|
95
|
49,265
|
eSikhawini
|
96
|
46,008
|
Balfour
|
97
|
44,922
|
Mondlo
|
98
|
44,737
|
Beaufort West
|
99
|
44,436
|
Aliwal North
|
100
|
44,046
|
Thohoyandou
|
|