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South Africa : Population & TownsPrepare your travel to South Africa
I. Map and distribution of population by region
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I. Map of the density and distribution of South Africa
Map of population density in South Africa
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The South African population has nearly 50 million inhabitants in 2010. It is unevenly distributed: most people live in the east. Gauteng is the most populated region, followed by KwaZulu-Natal. The arid partly explains the low densities in the north-west. The census of 2010 allows for the racial makeup of the country: - 79.4% of South Africans are black - 9.2% White - 8.8% metis - 2.6% Indian The black population is divided into different ethnic groups, the most important are the Zulu and Xhosa. Concentrated in the east, it is nevertheless a minority in two provinces of Western Cape and Northern Cape. |
II. Provinces and administration.
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In April 1994, four provinces and ten homelands, which were geographically and politically in South Africa have been dissolved to form nine new provinces included :
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Provinces of South Africa
There are three official capitals :
- Administrative Pretoria. - Legislative Cape. - Judicial Bloemfontein. |
South africa population by province :Western Cape : Part of the former Western Cape Province .5 356 000 inhabitants. Northern Cape : North of the former Cape Province. 3 300 000 inhabitants. Eastern Cape : Independent homelands of Transkei, Ciskei and southeast of the former Cape Province. 6 400 000 inhabitants. KwaZulu-Natal : Natal and Zoulouland. 8 700 000 inhabitants. Free State : Orange Free State and some homelands integrated. 2 700 000 hinhabitants. North West : Former West Transvaal, Northern Cape Province and Bophuthatswana bantustan. 3 700 000 inhabitants. Gauteng : Former Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging in the center of the Transvaal. 7 000 000 inhabitants. Mpumalanga : Former Transvaal region of East. 3 000 000 inhabitants. Limpopo : Former Transvaal region of North, called the Northern Province between 1995 and 2002. 5 300 000 inhabitants. |
| Johannesburg, the richest city in the country and home to the award, is generally regarded as its economic capital. | |
III. Ranking of the largest cities
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Cape Town 2 984 100 inhabitants Durban : 2 531 300 inhabitants Johannesburg : 1 975 500 inhabitants Pretoria : 1 473 800 inhabitants Soweto : 1 465 200 inhabitants Port Elizabeth : 775 800 inhabitants Benoni : 487 700 inhabitants Vereeniging : 462 800 inhabitants Pietermaritzburg : 457 700 inhabitants |
East London : 423 500 inhabitants Tembisa : 376 600 inhabitants Bloemfontein : 349 000 inhabitants Boksburg : 348 100 inhabitants Vanderbijlpark : 338 000 inhabitants Newcastle : 309 400 inhabitants Krugersdorp : 272 400 inhabitants Welkom : 246 100 inhabitants Brakpan : 228 700 inhabitants |
Carltonville :220 400 inhabitants Springs : 214 600 inhabitants Uitenhage : 198 800 inhabitants Witbank : 198 500 inhabitants Alberton : 197 400 inhabitants Botshabelo : 185 900 inhabitants Paarl : 173 400 inhabitants Midrand : 168 700 inhabitants Kimberley : 166 100 inhabitants Upington : 50 000 inhabitants |
For the location of these cities, you can consult the following map:
- Map of South Africa
IV. Distribution of different peoples (ethnic groups)
Zulu: 22.9%Xhosa: 16.5%
Northern Sotho, 9.4%
Southern Sotho: 7.7%
Afrikaans: 6.7%
Tswana: 6.5%
Tsonga: 4.4%
Portuguese: 3.4%
English: 3.4%
Swati: 2.5%
Tamil: 2.3%
Venda: 2.2%
V. Breakdown of religions
In South Africa about 80% of the population follows the Christian religion.Most Christians are Protestants.
There are a number of Christian churches in South Africa and almost 85% of people are members of the church.
- Christian: 80%
- Animist 18%
- Minorities Hindu, Muslim and Jewish communities.
VI. Different languages
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Zulu is the language most commonly practiced in South African homes (about one quarter of the population), followed by Xhosa (17.6%). In third place comes the Afrikaans speakers with 14% of maternal but more than 30% of speaking a second language which puts it in second place. However it suffered from competition from English which seems more useful. The latter remains the language of business and communication. Federal Official Languages: English and Afrikanns Provincial official languages: Ndebele, Sotho (Northern), Sesotho (South Sotho), Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. There are 11 official languages spread across the 9 provinces. |
Source : 2012
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