Largest Municipalities
See also: Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)|
Largest cities or towns of South Africa 2001 Census |
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| Rank | City name | Province | Pop. | Rank | City name | Province | Pop. | ||
Johannesburg
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1 | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1,009,035 | 11 | Soshanguve | Gauteng | 311,223 | Cape Town
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| 2 | Soweto | Gauteng | 858,644 | 12 | Mamelodi | Gauteng | 256,117 | ||
| 3 | Cape Town | Western Cape | 827,218 | 13 | Ibhayi | Eastern Cape | 255,826 | ||
| 4 | Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | 536,644 | 14 | Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | 237,500 | ||
| 5 | Pretoria | Gauteng | 525,387 | 15 | Tshivhase | Limpopo | 226,622 | ||
| 6 | Mitchell's Plain | Western Cape | 398,650 | 16 | Pietermaritzburg | KwaZulu-Natal | 223,519 | ||
| 7 | Umlazi | KwaZulu-Natal | 388,687 | 17 | Sebokeng | Gauteng | 222,045 | ||
| 8 | Katlehong | Gauteng | 349,866 | 18 | Bloemfontein | Free State | 217,076 | ||
| 9 | Tembisa | Gauteng | 348,693 | 19 | Mabopane | Gauteng | 192,914 | ||
| 10 | Khayelitsha | Western Cape | 329,002 | 20 | Chatsworth | KwaZulu-Natal | 192,166 | ||
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