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Some data about South Africa

South Africa is a country of 49,000,000 inhabitants, with an area of ​1,219,912 km², its capital is Pretoria and its time zone is "Africa/Johannesburg". Its ISO code is "ZA" in 2 positions and "ZAF" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to South Africa, you must dial your telephone code, which is 27. The currency used in South Africa is the "Rand" (ZAR).

The administrative subdivision of South Africa (administrative division) is made up of 9 Provinces (level 1), 44 District Municipalities (level 2), 8 Metropolitan municipalities (level 2) and 226 Local Municipalities (level 3). South Africa has 54 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 5 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of South Africa with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of South Africa to access a zoom level and finer details.

South Africa shares borders with Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in South Africa

Number of cities by importance (population) in South Africa. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
54	26	9	5
49.8 %	42.0 %	30.1 %	24.3 %

• The 54 most important cities represent 49.8% of the entire population
• The 26 most important cities represent 42.0% of the entire population
• The 9 most important cities represent 30.1% of the entire population
• The 5 most important cities represent 24.3% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
9 Provinces	1
44 District Municipalities	2
8 Metropolitan municipalities	2
226 Local Municipalities	3