Top 100 largest cities in South Africa


List of the largest cities in South Africa (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in South Africa?" you've come to the right place!


Cape Town 4,710,000
Durban 3,120,282
Johannesburg 2,026,469
Soweto 1,695,047
Pretoria 1,619,438
Port Elizabeth 967,677
Pietermaritzburg 750,845
Benoni 605,344
Tembisa 511,655
East London 478,676
Vereeniging 474,681
Bloemfontein 463,064
Boksburg 445,168
Welkom 431,944
Newcastle 404,838
Krugersdorp 378,821
Diepsloot 350,000
Randburg 337,053
Botshabelo 309,714
Brakpan 305,692
Witbank 262,491
Richards Bay 252,968
Vanderbijlpark 246,754
Centurion 233,386
Uitenhage 228,912
Roodepoort 225,000
Paarl 190,000
Springs 186,394
Carletonville 182,304
Klerksdorp 178,921
Midrand 173,009
Westonaria 156,831
Middelburg 154,706
Vryheid 150,012
Orkney 145,801
Pinetown 144,026
Kimberley 142,089
eMbalenhle 141,741
Nigel 140,644
Mpumalanga 140,121
Bhisho 137,287
Randfontein 133,654
Worcester 127,597
Rustenburg 124,064
Polokwane 123,749
Potchefstroom 123,669
Virginia 122,502
Brits 122,497
Alberton 121,536
Nelspruit 110,159
Phalaborwa 109,468
Queenstown 105,309
Kroonstad 103,992
Bethal 101,919
Mokopane 101,090
Mabopane 97,417
Kutloanong 95,008
Stellenbosch 94,263
Stilfontein 93,110
Delmas 92,046
Grahamstown 91,548
Warmbaths 90,210
Louis Trichardt 86,854
Dundee 84,413
Piet Retief 84,349
Phuthaditjhaba 84,258
Bethlehem 83,654
Mthatha 78,663
Sasolburg 77,016
Mmabatho 76,754
Standerton 74,021
Bothaville 71,934
Upington 71,373
Parys 71,319
Schweizer-Reneke 70,214
Ga-Rankuwa 68,767
Knysna 68,659
Saldanha 68,284
Barberton 67,927
Lichtenburg 65,863
Heidelberg 64,199
Graaff Reinet 62,896
Fochville 62,416
Oudtshoorn 61,507
Atlantis 60,266
KwaDukuza 59,899
Mossel Bay 59,031
Fort Beaufort 58,419
Kraaifontein 57,911
Wellington 55,543
Heilbron 55,196
Viljoenskroon 54,955
Port Shepstone 52,793
Vryburg 49,588
Wolmaransstad 49,366
Edenvale 49,292
eSikhaleni 49,265
Matsulu 47,306
Balfour 46,008
Mondlo 44,922

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