Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 754 411 | 30.42% |
| Afrikaans | 321 103 | 12.95% |
| Northern Sotho | 282 641 | 11.40% |
| Sotho | 278 398 | 11.22% |
| English | 277 950 | 11.21% |
| Xhosa | 213 389 | 8.60% |
| Tsonga | 141 484 | 5.70% |
| Tswana | 76 896 | 3.10% |
| Swati | 45 357 | 1.83% |
| Ndebele | 44 496 | 1.79% |
| Venda | 25 753 | 1.04% |
| Other | 18 396 | 0.74% |
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