CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Provinces of South Africa - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"cb9e7d5a-62ec-4012-be24-43e88963c4c0","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Provinces_of_South_Africa","wgTitle":"Provinces of South Africa","wgCurRevisionId":1258397926,"wgRevisionId":1258397926,"wgArticleId":53215,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use South African English from May 2012","All Wikipedia articles written in South African English","Use dmy dates from September 2020","Articles containing Xhosa-language text","Articles containing Sotho-language text","Articles containing Zulu-language text","Articles containing Northern Sotho-language text","Articles containing Swazi-language text", "Articles containing Tswana-language text","Articles containing Afrikaans-language text","Provinces of South Africa","Subdivisions of South Africa","Administrative divisions in Africa","First-level administrative divisions by country","Lists of provinces of South Africa"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Provinces_of_South_Africa","wgRelevantArticleId":53215,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false, "wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q191093","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.tablesorter.styles":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready", "ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","ext.scribunto.logs","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.tablesorter","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cjquery.tablesorter.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/1200px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1052"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/800px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="701"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/640px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="561"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Provinces of South Africa - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Provinces_of_South_Africa rootpage-Provinces_of_South_Africa skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Provinces+of+South+Africa" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Provinces+of+South+Africa" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Provinces+of+South+Africa" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Provinces+of+South+Africa" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Government subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-National_Council_of_Provinces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Council_of_Provinces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>National Council of Provinces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_Council_of_Provinces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Provincial_government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Provincial_government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Provincial government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Provincial_government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>List</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-List-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle List subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-List-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Provincial_acronyms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Provincial_acronyms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Provincial acronyms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Provincial_acronyms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_administrative_divisions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_administrative_divisions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Former administrative divisions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_administrative_divisions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle See also subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Provinces of South Africa</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 63 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-63" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">63 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsies_van_Suid-Afrika" title="Provinsies van Suid-Afrika – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Provinsies van Suid-Afrika" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="مقاطعات جنوب إفريقيا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعات جنوب إفريقيا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincies_de_Sud%C3%A1frica" title="Provincies de Sudáfrica – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Provincies de Sudáfrica" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A2m-hui-kok_%C3%AA_s%C3%A9ng" title="Lâm-hui-kok ê séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lâm-hui-kok ê séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provi%C3%B1so%C3%B9_Suafrika" title="Proviñsoù Suafrika – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Proviñsoù Suafrika" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncies_de_Sud-%C3%A0frica" title="Províncies de Sud-àfrica – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Províncies de Sud-àfrica" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincie_v_Jihoafrick%C3%A9_republice" title="Provincie v Jihoafrické republice – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Provincie v Jihoafrické republice" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydafrikas_provinser" title="Sydafrikas provinser – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sydafrikas provinser" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinzen_S%C3%BCdafrikas" title="Provinzen Südafrikas – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Provinzen Südafrikas" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincias_de_Sud%C3%A1frica" title="Provincias de Sudáfrica – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincias de Sudáfrica" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincoj_de_Sud-Afriko" title="Provincoj de Sud-Afriko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Provincoj de Sud-Afriko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegoafrikako_probintziak" title="Hegoafrikako probintziak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hegoafrikako probintziak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="استان‌های آفریقای جنوبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان‌های آفریقای جنوبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_de_l%27Afrique_du_Sud" title="Provinces de l'Afrique du Sud – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Provinces de l'Afrique du Sud" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%A8%EC%95%84%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4_%EA%B3%B5%ED%99%94%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98_%EC%A3%BC" title="남아프리카 공화국의 주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="남아프리카 공화국의 주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%86%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Հարավաֆրիկյան Հանրապետության վարչական բաժանում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հարավաֆրիկյան Հանրապետության վարչական բաժանում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="दक्षिण अफ़्रीका के प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="दक्षिण अफ़्रीका के प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincije_Ju%C5%BEne_Afrike" title="Provincije Južne Afrike – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Provincije Južne Afrike" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_di_Afrika_Selatan" title="Provinsi di Afrika Selatan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi di Afrika Selatan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincias_de_Sud-Africa" title="Provincias de Sud-Africa – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Provincias de Sud-Africa" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluhlu_lweendawo_eMzantsi_Afrika" title="Uluhlu lweendawo eMzantsi Afrika – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Uluhlu lweendawo eMzantsi Afrika" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izifundazwe_zaseNingizimu_Afrika" title="Izifundazwe zaseNingizimu Afrika – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Izifundazwe zaseNingizimu Afrika" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_del_Sudafrica" title="Province del Sudafrica – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Province del Sudafrica" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94" title="פרובינציות דרום אפריקה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פרובינציות דרום אפריקה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%97_%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A3%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="სამხრეთ აფრიკის რესპუბლიკის პროვინციები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სამხრეთ აფრიკის რესპუბლიკის პროვინციები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majimbo_ya_Afrika_Kusini" title="Majimbo ya Afrika Kusini – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Majimbo ya Afrika Kusini" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinciae_Africae_Australis" title="Provinciae Africae Australis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Provinciae Africae Australis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienvid%C4%81frikas_provinces" title="Dienvidāfrikas provinces – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dienvidāfrikas provinces" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ABnzen_a_S%C3%BCdafrika" title="Provënzen a Südafrika – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Provënzen a Südafrika" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C5%B3_Afrikos_Respublikos_provincijos" title="Pietų Afrikos Respublikos provincijos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pietų Afrikos Respublikos provincijos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_D%C3%A9l-afrikai_K%C3%B6zt%C3%A1rsas%C3%A1g_tartom%C3%A1nyai" title="A Dél-afrikai Köztársaság tartományai – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="A Dél-afrikai Köztársaság tartományai" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%88%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Покраини во Јужноафриканската Република – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Покраини во Јужноафриканската Република" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BE" title="ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയിലെ പ്രവിശ്യകൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയിലെ പ്രവിശ്യകൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="दक्षिण आफ्रिकेचे प्रांत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="दक्षिण आफ्रिकेचे प्रांत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Afrika_Selatan" title="Wilayah Afrika Selatan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Afrika Selatan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincies_van_Zuid-Afrika" title="Provincies van Zuid-Afrika – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Provincies van Zuid-Afrika" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%9E" title="南アフリカ共和国の州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="南アフリカ共和国の州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Afrikas_provinser" title="Sør-Afrikas provinser – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sør-Afrikas provinser" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinses_de_Sud_Afrika" title="Provinses de Sud Afrika – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Provinses de Sud Afrika" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%A3%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%87" title="ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਫ਼ਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ ਸੂਬੇ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਫ਼ਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ ਸੂਬੇ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%82%D8%A7_%D8%AF%DB%92_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%92" title="جنوبی افریقا دے صوبے – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="جنوبی افریقا دے صوبے" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prowincje_Po%C5%82udniowej_Afryki" title="Prowincje Południowej Afryki – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prowincje Południowej Afryki" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncias_da_%C3%81frica_do_Sul" title="Províncias da África do Sul – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Províncias da África do Sul" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%AE%D0%90%D0%A0" title="Провинции ЮАР – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Провинции ЮАР" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_o_Sooth_Africae" title="Provinces o Sooth Africae – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Provinces o Sooth Africae" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-st mw-list-item"><a href="https://st.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diporofensi_tsa_Afrika_Borwa" title="Diporofensi tsa Afrika Borwa – Southern Sotho" lang="st" hreflang="st" data-title="Diporofensi tsa Afrika Borwa" data-language-autonym="Sesotho" data-language-local-name="Southern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tn mw-list-item"><a href="https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprofense_tsa_Aforika_Borwa" title="Diprofense tsa Aforika Borwa – Tswana" lang="tn" hreflang="tn" data-title="Diprofense tsa Aforika Borwa" data-language-autonym="Setswana" data-language-local-name="Tswana" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Setswana</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Provinces of South Africa" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_(Ju%C5%BEn%C3%A1_Afrika)" title="Provincia (Južná Afrika) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Provincia (Južná Afrika)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%88%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5" title="Покрајине Јужноафричке Републике – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Покрајине Јужноафричке Републике" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincije_Ju%C5%BEne_Afrike" title="Provincije Južne Afrike – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Provincije Južne Afrike" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etel%C3%A4-Afrikan_provinssit" title="Etelä-Afrikan provinssit – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Etelä-Afrikan provinssit" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydafrikas_provinser" title="Sydafrikas provinser – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Sydafrikas provinser" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D" title="தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் மாகாணங்கள் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் மாகாணங்கள்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%89" title="จังหวัดของประเทศแอฟริกาใต้ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จังหวัดของประเทศแอฟริกาใต้" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ve mw-list-item"><a href="https://ve.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phurovinsi_ya_Afurika_Tshipembe" title="Phurovinsi ya Afurika Tshipembe – Venda" lang="ve" hreflang="ve" data-title="Phurovinsi ya Afurika Tshipembe" data-language-autonym="Tshivenda" data-language-local-name="Venda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tshivenda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCney_Afrika_Cumhuriyeti%27nin_illeri" title="Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti'nin illeri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti'nin illeri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D1%97_%D0%9F%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%90%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B8" title="Провінції Південно-Африканської Республіки – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Провінції Південно-Африканської Республіки" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%81_%DA%A9%DB%92_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%92" title="جنوبی افریقہ کے صوبے – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="جنوبی افریقہ کے صوبے" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suviafrikan_Tazovaldkundan_administrativi%C5%BE-territorialine_jagand" title="Suviafrikan Tazovaldkundan administrativiž-territorialine jagand – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Suviafrikan Tazovaldkundan administrativiž-territorialine jagand" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BB%89nh_c%E1%BB%A7a_Nam_Phi" title="Tỉnh của Nam Phi – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Tỉnh của Nam Phi" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80w%E1%BB%8Dn_%C3%8Cgb%C3%A8r%C3%ADko_il%E1%BA%B9%CC%80_G%C3%BA%C3%BAs%C3%B9_%C3%81fr%C3%ADk%C3%A0" title="Àwọn Ìgbèríko ilẹ̀ Gúúsù Áfríkà – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Àwọn Ìgbèríko ilẹ̀ Gúúsù Áfríkà" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9C%81_(%E5%8D%97%E9%9D%9E)" title="省 (南非) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="省 (南非)" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q191093#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Provinces_of_South_Africa" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Provinces_of_South_Africa" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&oldid=1258397926" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Provinces_of_South_Africa&id=1258397926&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FProvinces_of_South_Africa"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FProvinces_of_South_Africa"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Provinces_of_South_Africa" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q191093" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">First-level administrative divisions</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="float: right; width: ;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #F0F0F0; vertical-align: middle">Provinces of South Africa</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div role="img" class="noresize" style="width: 300px; line-height: 1; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff; position: relative;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/300px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/450px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/600px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></span></span> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:147px; top:85px"><a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North West</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:69px; top:148px"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:192px; top:82px"><a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:216px; top:34px"><a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">Limpopo</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:225px; top:70px"><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:165px; top:124px"><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(South_African_province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free State (South African province)">Free State</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:225px; top:130px"><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:153px; top:196px"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Cape" title="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:85%; left:54px; top:223px"><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Category</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Regional_state" title="Regional state">Regional state</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Created</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>27 April 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-04-27</span>)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">9 Provinces</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1,355,946 (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a>) – 15,099,422 (<a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">18,178 km<sup>2</sup> (7,019 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a>) – 372,889 km<sup>2</sup> (143,973 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_governments_of_South_Africa" title="Provincial governments of South Africa">Provincial government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">National government</a></li></ul> </div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">Districts</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_municipality_(South_Africa)" title="Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)">Metropolitan municipality</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks vcard hlist" style="width:19.0em;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle"><b><span style="color:var(--color-emphasized, black);">This article is part of a series on the</span></b></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background:#007A4D; border: 1px double #8C959A; border-bottom: 10px solid #FFB612;"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Politics of South Africa"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"><small>Politics of</small><br />South Africa</span></a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_(heraldic).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1117" data-file-height="1432" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chapter_Two_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa">Bill of Rights</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Cyril Ramaphosa">Cyril Ramaphosa</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mashatile" title="Paul Mashatile">Paul Mashatile</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_South_Africa" title="Cabinet of South Africa">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_South_Africa" title="Departments of the Government of South Africa">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_Shadow_Cabinet_(South_Africa)" title="Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa)">Shadow Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces" title="National Council of Provinces">National Council of Provinces</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces#Chairpersons" title="National Council of Provinces">Chairperson</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Refilwe_Mtsweni-Tsipane" title="Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane">Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="National Assembly of South Africa">National Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa">Speaker</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Thoko_Didiza" title="Thoko Didiza">Thoko Didiza</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(South_Africa)" title="Leader of the Opposition (South Africa)">Leader of the Opposition</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/John_Hlophe" title="John Hlophe">John Hlophe</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Africa" title="Judiciary of South Africa">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_South_Africa" title="Chief Justice of South Africa">Chief Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ray_Zondo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Zondo">Ray Zondo</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Justice_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa">Deputy Chief Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Mandisa_Maya" title="Mandisa Maya">Mandisa Maya</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_South_Africa" title="Courts of South Africa">Courts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa" title="Constitutional Court of South Africa">Constitutional Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeal_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa">Supreme Court of Appeal</a> <dl><dd>President: <a href="/wiki/Mahube_Molemela" title="Mahube Molemela">Mahube Molemela</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_South_Africa" title="High Court of South Africa">High Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_court_(South_Africa)" title="Magistrate's court (South Africa)">Magistrate's courts</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Court_of_South_Africa" title="Electoral Court of South Africa">Electoral Court</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Africa" title="Elections in South Africa">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li>General <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1910_South_African_general_election" title="1910 South African general election">1910</a> <a href="/wiki/1915_South_African_general_election" title="1915 South African general election">1915</a> <a href="/wiki/1920_South_African_general_election" title="1920 South African general election">1920</a> <a href="/wiki/1921_South_African_general_election" title="1921 South African general election">1921</a> <a href="/wiki/1924_South_African_general_election" title="1924 South African general election">1924</a> <a href="/wiki/1929_South_African_general_election" title="1929 South African general election">1929</a> <a href="/wiki/1933_South_African_general_election" title="1933 South African general election">1933</a> <a href="/wiki/1938_South_African_general_election" title="1938 South African general election">1938</a> <a href="/wiki/1943_South_African_general_election" title="1943 South African general election">1943</a> <a href="/wiki/1948_South_African_general_election" title="1948 South African general election">1948</a> <a href="/wiki/1953_South_African_general_election" title="1953 South African general election">1953</a> <a href="/wiki/1958_South_African_general_election" title="1958 South African general election">1958</a> <a href="/wiki/1961_South_African_general_election" title="1961 South African general election">1961</a> <a href="/wiki/1966_South_African_general_election" title="1966 South African general election">1966</a> <a href="/wiki/1970_South_African_general_election" title="1970 South African general election">1970</a> <a href="/wiki/1974_South_African_general_election" title="1974 South African general election">1974</a> <a href="/wiki/1977_South_African_general_election" title="1977 South African general election">1977</a> <a href="/wiki/1981_South_African_general_election" title="1981 South African general election">1981</a> <a href="/wiki/1984_South_African_general_election" title="1984 South African general election">1984</a> <a href="/wiki/1987_South_African_general_election" title="1987 South African general election">1987</a> <a href="/wiki/1989_South_African_general_election" title="1989 South African general election">1989</a> <a href="/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">1994</a> <a href="/wiki/1999_South_African_general_election" title="1999 South African general election">1999</a> <a href="/wiki/2004_South_African_general_election" title="2004 South African general election">2004</a> <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a> <a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a> <a href="/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" title="2024 South African general election">2024</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Municipal <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/2000_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2000 South African municipal elections">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/2006_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2006 South African municipal elections">2006</a> <a href="/wiki/2011_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2011 South African municipal elections">2011</a> <a href="/wiki/2016_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2016 South African municipal elections">2016</a> <a href="/wiki/2021_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2021 South African municipal elections">2021</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Referendums <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1960_South_African_republic_referendum" title="1960 South African republic referendum">1960</a> <a href="/wiki/1983_South_African_constitutional_reform_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 South African constitutional reform referendum">1983</a> <a href="/wiki/1992_South_African_apartheid_referendum" title="1992 South African apartheid referendum">1992</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_South_Africa" title="List of political parties in South Africa">Political parties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Administrative divisions of South Africa">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">Districts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_municipality_(South_Africa)" title="Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)">Metropolitan municipality</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/District_municipality_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="District municipality (South Africa)">District municipality</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_South_Africa" title="Municipalities of South Africa">Municipalities</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_municipalities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of South African municipalities">list</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_South_Africa" title="Foreign relations of South Africa">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_International_Relations_and_Cooperation" title="Department of International Relations and Cooperation">Department of International Relations and Cooperation</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_International_Relations_and_Cooperation" title="Minister of International Relations and Cooperation">Minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Naledi_Pandor" title="Naledi Pandor">Naledi Pandor</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_South_Africa" title="List of diplomatic missions of South Africa">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_South_Africa" title="List of diplomatic missions in South Africa">in South Africa</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_African_nationality_law" title="South African nationality law">Nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_passport" title="South African passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens" title="Visa requirements for South African citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_South_Africa" title="Visa policy of South Africa">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed plainlist"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;;text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_South_Africa" title="Human rights in South Africa">Human rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_debt_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="National debt of South Africa">National debt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_assassinations_in_post-apartheid_South_Africa" title="Political assassinations in post-apartheid South Africa">Political assassinations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protests_in_South_Africa" title="Protests in South Africa">Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_repression_in_post-apartheid_South_Africa" title="Political repression in post-apartheid South Africa">Repression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_welfare_programmes_in_South_Africa" title="Social welfare programmes in South Africa">Social Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_South_Africa" title="Taxation in South Africa">Taxation</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed plainlist"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Provincial politics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;;text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Eastern_Cape" title="Politics of the Eastern Cape">Politics of the Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of the Free State">Politics of the Free State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Gauteng" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Gauteng">Politics of Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_KwaZulu-Natal" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of KwaZulu-Natal">Politics of KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Limpopo" title="Politics of Limpopo">Politics of Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Mpumalanga" title="Politics of Mpumalanga">Politics of Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Northern_Cape" title="Politics of the Northern Cape">Politics of the Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_West_(South_African_province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of North West (South African province)">Politics of North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Western_Cape" title="Politics of the Western Cape">Politics of the Western Cape</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/32px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/48px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/64px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:South_Africa" title="Portal:South Africa">South Africa portal</a> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Template:Politics of South Africa"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Template talk:Politics of South Africa"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of South Africa"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> is divided into nine provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the eve of the <a href="/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">1994 general election</a>, South Africa's former homelands, known as <a href="/wiki/Bantustan" title="Bantustan">Bantustans</a>, were reintegrated into the country, and the four provinces were increased to nine. The borders of <a href="/wiki/Natal_(province)" title="Natal (province)">Natal</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State" title="Orange Free State">Orange Free State</a> were retained, while the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape Province</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transvaal_(province)" title="Transvaal (province)">Transvaal</a> were divided into three provinces each, plus <a href="/wiki/North_West_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Province">North West Province</a> which straddles the border of and contains territory from both these two former provinces. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">Constitution of South Africa</a> changed the borders of seven of the provinces. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg/220px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg/330px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg/440px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1910-1976_with_English_labels.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a><figcaption>The provinces at the creation of the Union in 1910</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_administrators_of_former_South_African_provinces" title="List of administrators of former South African provinces">List of administrators of former South African provinces</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa" title="Union of South Africa">Union of South Africa</a> was established in 1910 by combining four British colonies: <a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape Colony</a>; <a href="/wiki/Natal_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Natal Colony">Natal Colony</a>; <a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Colony" title="Transvaal Colony">Transvaal Colony</a>; <a href="/wiki/Orange_River_Colony" title="Orange River Colony">Orange River Colony</a>. The last two were, before the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>, independent republics known as the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Republic" title="South African Republic">South African Republic</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State" title="Orange Free State">Orange Free State</a>. These colonies became the four original provinces of the Union: <a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape Province</a>; <a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Transvaal Province">Transvaal Province</a>; <a href="/wiki/Natal_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Natal Province">Natal Province</a>; <a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange Free State Province">Orange Free State Province</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg/220px-Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg/330px-Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg/440px-Bantustans_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a><figcaption>Provinces and homelands, as they were at the end of apartheid</figcaption></figure> <p>Segregation of the <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> population started as early as 1913, with ownership of land by the black majority being restricted to certain areas totalling about 13% of the country. From the late 1950s, these areas were gradually consolidated into "<a href="/wiki/Homeland" title="Homeland">homelands</a>", also called "<a href="/wiki/Bantustan" title="Bantustan">bantustans</a>". Four of these homelands were established as quasi-independent nation states of the black population during the <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> era. In 1976, the homeland of <a href="/wiki/Transkei" title="Transkei">Transkei</a> was the first to accept <a href="/wiki/Independence" title="Independence">independence</a> from South Africa, and although this independence was never acknowledged by any other country, three other homelands –  <a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana" title="Bophuthatswana">Bophuthatswana</a> (1977), <a href="/wiki/Venda" title="Venda">Venda</a> (1979) and <a href="/wiki/Ciskei" title="Ciskei">Ciskei</a> (1981) –  followed suit. </p><p>On 27 April 1994, the date of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_general_election,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="South African general election, 1994">first non-racial elections</a> and of the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Constitution_of_1993" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Constitution of 1993">Interim Constitution</a>, all of these provinces and homelands were dissolved, and nine new provinces were established. The boundaries of these provinces were established in 1993 by a <i>Commission on the Demarcation/Delimitation of Regions</i> created by <a href="/wiki/Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa" title="Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa">CODESA</a>, and were broadly based on <i>planning regions</i> demarcated by the <a href="/wiki/Development_Bank_of_Southern_Africa" title="Development Bank of Southern Africa">Development Bank of Southern Africa</a> in the 1980s,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-historyBantustansOxfordRe_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historyBantustansOxfordRe-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and amalgamated from existing <a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_court_(South_Africa)" title="Magistrate's court (South Africa)">magisterial districts</a>, with some concessions to political parties that wished to consolidate their power bases, by transferring districts between the proposed provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kingdomVolkstaatNewSa_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kingdomVolkstaatNewSa-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The definitions of the new provinces in terms of magisterial districts were found in Schedule 1 of the <a href="/wiki/Interim_Constitution_(South_Africa)" title="Interim Constitution (South Africa)">Interim Constitution</a>. </p><p>On 11 July 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa">11th amendment to the fifth constitution</a> renamed the Northern Province to <a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">Limpopo</a>. On 1 March 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa">12th</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa">13th amendments</a> altered the boundaries of 7 provinces. On 3 April 2009 the <a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa">16th amendment</a> altered the boundaries of the <a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a> provinces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg/220px-Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg/330px-Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg/440px-Johannesburg_City_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2237" data-file-height="1495" /></a><figcaption>Johannesburg City Hall, now the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Gauteng_Provincial_Legislature" title="Gauteng Provincial Legislature">Gauteng Provincial Legislature</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Provincial_governments_of_South_Africa" title="Provincial governments of South Africa">Provincial governments of South Africa</a></div> <p>South Africa's provinces are governed, in different ways, on a national, provincial and local level.<sup id="cite_ref-South_Africa_Gateway_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South_Africa_Gateway-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nationally, there is the National Council of Provinces, one of the houses of Parliament. Then there is the provincial government and, below that, the administration of district and metropolitan municipalities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Council_of_Provinces">National Council of Provinces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Council of Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces" title="National Council of Provinces">National Council of Provinces</a></div> <p>South Africa has two houses of parliament: the National Assembly, and the National Council of Provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-South_Africa_Gateway_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South_Africa_Gateway-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second exists to ensure that the interests of each province are protected in the laws passed by the National Assembly. </p><p>Each one of South Africa's nine provinces sends 10 representatives to the National Council of Provinces. Six of these are permanent members of the council, and four are special delegates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_government">Provincial government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each province is governed by a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral legislature">unicameral legislature</a>. The size of the legislature is proportional to population, ranging from 30 members in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a> to 80 in <a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a>. The legislatures are elected every five years by a system of <a href="/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation" title="Party-list proportional representation">party-list proportional representation</a>; by convention, they are all elected on the same day, at the same time as the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (South Africa)">National Assembly</a> election.<sup id="cite_ref-SAinfo_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAinfo-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The provincial legislature elects, from amongst its members, a <a href="/wiki/Premier_(South_Africa)" title="Premier (South Africa)">Premier</a>, who is the head of the executive. The Premier chooses an <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_(South_Africa)" title="Executive Council (South Africa)">Executive Council</a> consisting of between five and ten members of the legislature, which is the cabinet of the provincial government.<sup id="cite_ref-SAinfo_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAinfo-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Executive_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Executive Council">Members of the Executive Council</a> (MECs) are the provincial equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">ministers</a>. </p><p>The powers of the provincial government are limited to specific topics listed in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">national constitution</a>. On some of these topics – for example, agriculture, education, health and public housing – the province's powers are shared with the national government, which can establish uniform standards and frameworks for the provincial governments to follow; on other topics the provincial government has exclusive power.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The provinces do not have their own court systems, as the administration of justice is the responsibility of the national government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List">List</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Premier_(South_Africa)" title="Premier (South Africa)">South African Provincial Premiers</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Province </th> <th>Name in the most spoken native language<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Largest city </th> <th><b>Area</b><sup id="cite_ref-cib2011_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cib2011-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 9">: 9 </span></sup> </th> <th>Population<br />(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">Density</a><br />(2022) </th> <th>Map </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Cape" title="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Xhosa-language text"><i lang="xh">iMpuma-Kapa</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a>)</span></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bhisho" title="Bhisho">Bhisho</a> (Bisho)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gqeberha" title="Gqeberha">Gqeberha</a> (Port Elizabeth)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011168966000000000♠"></span>168,966 km<sup>2</sup><br />(65,238 sq mi)</td> <td>7,230,204</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995427999999999999♠"></span>42.8/km<sup>2</sup><br />(111/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Eastern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(province)" title="Free State (province)">Free State</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Sotho-language text"><i lang="st">Freistata</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Sotho_language" title="Sotho language">Sotho</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011129825000000000♠"></span>129,825 km<sup>2</sup><br />(50,126 sq mi)</td> <td>2,964,412</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995228000000000000♠"></span>22.8/km<sup>2</sup><br />(59/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Free_State_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Zulu-language text"><i lang="zu">eGoli</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7010181780000000000♠"></span>18,178 km<sup>2</sup><br />(7,019 sq mi)</td> <td>15,099,422</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996830600000000000♠"></span>830.6/km<sup>2</sup><br />(2,151/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Gauteng_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Zulu-language text"><i lang="zu">iKwaZulu-Natali</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a>)</span></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pietermaritzburg" title="Pietermaritzburg">Pietermaritzburg</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7010943610000000000♠"></span>94,361 km<sup>2</sup><br />(36,433 sq mi)</td> <td>12,423,907</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996131699999999999♠"></span>131.7/km<sup>2</sup><br />(341/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-KwaZulu-Natal_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">Limpopo</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Northern Sotho-language text"><i lang="nso">Limpopo</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Sotho language">Pedi</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Polokwane" title="Polokwane">Polokwane</a> (Pietersburg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011125754000000000♠"></span>125,754 km<sup>2</sup><br />(48,554 sq mi)</td> <td>6,572,720</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995523000000000000♠"></span>52.3/km<sup>2</sup><br />(135/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Limpopo_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Swazi-language text"><i lang="ss">iMpumalanga</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Swazi_language" title="Swazi language">Swazi</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Mbombela" title="Mbombela">Mbombela</a> (Nelspruit)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7010764950000000000♠"></span>76,495 km<sup>2</sup><br />(29,535 sq mi)</td> <td>5,143,324</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995671999999999999♠"></span>67.2/km<sup>2</sup><br />(174/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Mpumalanga_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North West</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Tswana-language text"><i lang="tn">Bokone Bophirima</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Tswana</a>)</span></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mahikeng" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahikeng">Mahikeng</a> (Mafikeng)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rustenburg" title="Rustenburg">Rustenburg</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011104882000000000♠"></span>104,882 km<sup>2</sup><br />(40,495 sq mi)</td> <td>3,804,548</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995362999999999999♠"></span>36.3/km<sup>2</sup><br />(94/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_West_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/North_West_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-North_West_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/North_West_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-North_West_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/North_West_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-North_West_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></td> <td align="left"><span title="Afrikaans-language text"><i lang="af">Noord-Kaap</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Kimberley,_Northern_Cape" title="Kimberley, Northern Cape">Kimberley</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011372889000000000♠"></span>372,889 km<sup>2</sup><br />(143,973 sq mi)</td> <td>1,355,946</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6994360000000000000♠"></span>3.6/km<sup>2</sup><br />(9.3/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Northern_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="left"><span title="Afrikaans-language text"><i lang="af">Wes-Kaap</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a>)</span></td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="7011129462000000000♠"></span>129,462 km<sup>2</sup><br />(49,986 sq mi)</td> <td>7,433,019</td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995574000000000000♠"></span>57.4/km<sup>2</sup><br />(149/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/60px-Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/90px-Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg/120px-Western_Cape_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeydew" class="sortbottom"> <td align="left"><b>Republic of South Africa</b></td> <td align="left"><span title="Zulu-language text"><i lang="zu">iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a>)</span></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a></td> <td>1,220,813 km<sup>2</sup><br />(471,359 sq mi)</td> <td>62,027,503</td> <td>50.8/km<sup>2</sup><br />(132/sq mi)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/60px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/90px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/120px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Footnotes:</b> </p> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pietermaritzburg and <a href="/wiki/Ulundi" title="Ulundi">Ulundi</a> were joint capitals of KwaZulu-Natal from 1994 to 2004.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">These statistics do not include the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Islands" title="Prince Edward Islands">Prince Edward Islands</a> (335 km<sup>2</sup> or 129 sq mi, with no permanent residents), which are South African territories in the <a href="/wiki/Sub-Antarctic" class="mw-redirect" title="Sub-Antarctic">sub-Antarctic</a> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> but part of the Western Cape for legal and electoral purposes.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Parliament sits in Cape Town, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeal_(South_Africa)" title="Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa)">Supreme Court of Appeal</a> in Bloemfontein, and the Executive branch in Pretoria.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_acronyms">Provincial acronyms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Provincial acronyms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Province </th> <th>HASC </th> <th>ISO </th> <th>FIPS </th> <th>CSS </th> <th>Conventional </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Cape</td> <td>ZA.EC</td> <td>EC</td> <td>SF05</td> <td>02</td> <td>EC </td></tr> <tr> <td>Free State</td> <td>ZA.FS</td> <td>FS</td> <td>SF03</td> <td>04</td> <td>FS </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gauteng</td> <td>ZA.GT</td> <td>GP</td> <td>SF06</td> <td>07</td> <td>GP </td></tr> <tr> <td>KwaZulu-Natal</td> <td>ZA.NL</td> <td>KZN</td> <td>SF02</td> <td>05</td> <td>KZN </td></tr> <tr> <td>Limpopo</td> <td>ZA.NP</td> <td>LP</td> <td>SF09</td> <td>09</td> <td>LP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mpumalanga</td> <td>ZA.MP</td> <td>MP</td> <td>SF07</td> <td>08</td> <td>MP </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern Cape</td> <td>ZA.NC</td> <td>NC</td> <td>SF08</td> <td>03</td> <td>NC </td></tr> <tr> <td>North-West</td> <td>ZA.NW</td> <td>NW</td> <td>SF10</td> <td>06</td> <td>NW </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western Cape</td> <td>ZA.WC</td> <td>WC</td> <td>SF11</td> <td>01</td> <td>WC </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="6"><b>Notes</b><br /> <p>HASC: <a href="/wiki/Hierarchical_administrative_subdivision_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes">Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes</a><br /> ISO: Province codes from <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2" title="ISO 3166-2">ISO 3166-2</a>. For full identification in a global context, prefix "ZA-" to the code<br /> FIPS: Codes from <a href="/wiki/FIPS_10-4" title="FIPS 10-4">FIPS PUB 10–4</a>, a U.S. government standard.<br /> CSS: Province codes used by the Central Statistical Service of South Africa.<br /> <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_administrative_divisions">Former administrative divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Former administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Province </th> <th>Capital </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Peak population </th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape of Good Hope</a> (1910–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a></td> <td>6,125,335</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg/50px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg/75px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg/100px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Cape_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Natal_(province)" title="Natal (province)">Natal</a> (1910–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pietermaritzburg" title="Pietermaritzburg">Pietermaritzburg</a></td> <td>2,430,753</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg/50px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg/75px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg/100px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_Natal_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State_(province)" title="Orange Free State (province)">Orange Free State</a> (1910–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a></td> <td>2,193,062</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg/50px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg/75px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg/100px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_OFS_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Transvaal_(province)" title="Transvaal (province)">Transvaal</a> (1910–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a></td> <td>9,491,265</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg/50px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg/75px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg/100px-Map_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa_1976-1994_with_the_Transvaal_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Homelands </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Peak population </th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana" title="Bophuthatswana">Bophuthatswana</a> (1977–1994) †</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mmabatho" title="Mmabatho">Mmabatho</a></td> <td>1,478,950</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Bophuthatswana_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ciskei" title="Ciskei">Ciskei</a> (1972–1994) †</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bhisho" title="Bhisho">Bisho</a></td> <td>677,920</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Ciskei_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gazankulu" title="Gazankulu">Gazankulu</a> (1971–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Giyani" title="Giyani">Giyani</a></td> <td>954,771</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Gazankulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/KaNgwane" title="KaNgwane">KaNgwane</a> (1981–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Louieville" title="Louieville">Louieville</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kamatsamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamatsamo">Schoemansdal</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a>)</i></td> <td>779,240</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-KaNgwane_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/KwaNdebele" title="KwaNdebele">KwaNdebele</a> (1981–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/KwaMhlanga" title="KwaMhlanga">KwaMhlanga</a></td> <td>404,246</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-KwaNdebele_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu" title="KwaZulu">KwaZulu</a> (1981–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Nongoma" title="Nongoma">Nongoma</a> (until 1980)<br /><a href="/wiki/Ulundi" title="Ulundi">Ulundi</a> (1980–1994)</td> <td>5,524,774</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-KwaZulu_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lebowa" title="Lebowa">Lebowa</a> (1972–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lebowakgomo" title="Lebowakgomo">Lebowakgomo</a></td> <td>2,740,587</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Lebowa_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/QwaQwa" title="QwaQwa">QwaQwa</a> (1974–1994)</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Phuthaditjhaba" title="Phuthaditjhaba">Phuthaditjhaba</a></td> <td>342,886</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-QwaQwa_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Transkei" title="Transkei">Transkei</a> (1976–1994) †</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mthatha" title="Mthatha">Umtata</a></td> <td>2,323,650</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Transkei_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Venda" title="Venda">Venda</a> (1979–1994) †</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Thohoyandou" title="Thohoyandou">Thohoyandou</a></td> <td>558,797</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Venda_in_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Venda_in_South_Africa.svg/50px-Venda_in_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Venda_in_South_Africa.svg/75px-Venda_in_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Venda_in_South_Africa.svg/100px-Venda_in_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Mandates </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Peak population </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa" title="South West Africa">South West Africa</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Windhoek" title="Windhoek">Windhoek</a></td> <td>1,415,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Footnotes:</b> </p> <dl><dd>† States for which the homeland was quasi-independent.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Africa" title="Elections in South Africa">Elections in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_South_Africa" title="List of municipalities in South Africa">List of municipalities in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_renamed_places_in_South_Africa" title="List of renamed places in South Africa">List of renamed places in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of South African provinces by Human Development Index">List of South African provinces by Human Development Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_(South_Africa)" title="Executive Council (South Africa)">Members of the Executive Council (MEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_South_Africa" title="Municipalities of South Africa">Municipalities of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_(South_Africa)" title="Premier (South Africa)">Premier (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Islands" title="Prince Edward Islands">Prince Edward Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposals_for_South_Africa_to_annex_Lesotho" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposals for South Africa to annex Lesotho">Proposals for South Africa to annex Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_governments_of_South_Africa" title="Provincial governments of South Africa">Provincial governments of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_legislature_(South_Africa)" title="Provincial legislature (South Africa)">Provincial legislature (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Africa" title="Telephone numbers in South Africa">Telephone numbers in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa" title="Vehicle registration plates of South Africa">Vehicle registration plates of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walvis_Bay" title="Walvis Bay">Walvis Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ZA" title="ISO 3166-2:ZA">ISO 3166-2:ZA</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_routes_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National routes (South Africa)">List of national routes in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_routes_(South_Africa)" title="Provincial routes (South Africa)">List of provincial routes in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regional_routes_in_South_Africa" title="List of regional routes in South Africa">List of regional routes in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Routes_in_South_Africa" title="List of Metropolitan Routes in South Africa">List of Metropolitan Routes in South Africa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_East_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in East London">Metropolitan Routes in East London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Cape_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town">Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Johannesburg" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg">Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Pretoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria">Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Durban" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Durban">Metropolitan Routes in Durban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Bloemfontein" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Bloemfontein">Metropolitan Routes in Bloemfontein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Port Elizabeth">Metropolitan Routes in Port Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Routes_in_Pietermaritzburg" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Routes in Pietermaritzburg">Metropolitan Routes in Pietermaritzburg</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numbered_routes_in_South_Africa" title="Numbered routes in South Africa">Numbered routes in South Africa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://southafrica-info.com/land/nine-provinces-south-africa/">"The nine provinces of South Africa - South Africa Gateway"</a>. <i>South Africa Gateway</i>. 6 April 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=South+Africa+Gateway&rft.atitle=The+nine+provinces+of+South+Africa+-+South+Africa+Gateway&rft.date=2018-04-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsouthafrica-info.com%2Fland%2Fnine-provinces-south-africa%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNelKrygsmande_Jong2008" class="citation journal cs1">Nel, JH; Krygsman, SC; de Jong, T (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/37351010.pdf">"The identification of possible future provincial boundaries for South Africa based on an intramax analysis of journey-to-work data"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>ORiON</i>. <b>24</b> (2): 131-156. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.5784%2F24-2-64">10.5784/24-2-64</a> – via <a href="/wiki/CORE_(research_service)" title="CORE (research service)">CORE</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ORiON&rft.atitle=The+identification+of+possible+future+provincial+boundaries+for+South+Africa+based+on+an+intramax+analysis+of+journey-to-work+data&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=131-156&rft.date=2008&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.5784%2F24-2-64&rft.aulast=Nel&rft.aufirst=JH&rft.au=Krygsman%2C+SC&rft.au=de+Jong%2C+T&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.ac.uk%2Fdownload%2Fpdf%2F37351010.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-historyBantustansOxfordRe-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-historyBantustansOxfordRe_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPhillips2017" class="citation journal cs1">Phillips, Laura (27 July 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-80">"History of South Africa's Bantustans"</a>. <i>Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History</i>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277734.013.80">10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.80</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-027773-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-027773-4"><bdi>978-0-19-027773-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oxford+Research+Encyclopedia+of+African+History&rft.atitle=History+of+South+Africa%27s+Bantustans&rft.date=2017-07-27&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277734.013.80&rft.isbn=978-0-19-027773-4&rft.aulast=Phillips&rft.aufirst=Laura&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Foxfordre.com%2Fafricanhistory%2Fview%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277734.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277734-e-80&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180818090958/https://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/publications/download/?id=55">"The Boundaries of a New South Africa"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/publications/download/?id=55">the original</a> on 18 August 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Boundaries+of+a+New+South+Africa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dur.ac.uk%2Fibru%2Fpublications%2Fdownload%2F%3Fid%3D55&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kingdomVolkstaatNewSa-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kingdomVolkstaatNewSa_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMuthienKhosa1995" class="citation journal cs1">Muthien, Yvonne G.; Khosa, Meshack M. (1995). "<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'The kingdom, the Volkstaat and the New South Africa': Drawing South Africa's new regional boundaries". <i>Journal of Southern African Studies</i>. <b>21</b> (2): 303–322. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F03057079508708448">10.1080/03057079508708448</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Southern+African+Studies&rft.atitle=%27The+kingdom%2C+the+Volkstaat+and+the+New+South+Africa%27%3A+Drawing+South+Africa%27s+new+regional+boundaries&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=303-322&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1080%2F03057079508708448&rft.aulast=Muthien&rft.aufirst=Yvonne+G.&rft.au=Khosa%2C+Meshack+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-South_Africa_Gateway-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-South_Africa_Gateway_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-South_Africa_Gateway_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://southafrica-info.com/land/nine-provinces-south-africa/#government">"The nine provinces of South Africa - South Africa Gateway"</a>. <i>South Africa Gateway</i>. 6 April 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=South+Africa+Gateway&rft.atitle=The+nine+provinces+of+South+Africa+-+South+Africa+Gateway&rft.date=2018-04-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsouthafrica-info.com%2Fland%2Fnine-provinces-south-africa%2F%23government&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SAinfo-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SAinfo_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SAinfo_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://provincialgovernment.co.za/">"Provincial Government of South Africa"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Provincial+Government+of+South+Africa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fprovincialgovernment.co.za%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_South_Africa,_1996" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996">Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996</a></i>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_South_Africa,_1996/Chapter_6" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996/Chapter 6">"Chapter 6: Provinces"</a>. Sections 104 and 146.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2011/census_products/Census_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf">http://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2011/census_products/Census_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf</a>, p. 25.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cib2011-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cib2011_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2011/census_products/Census_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf"><i>Census 2011: Census in brief</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. p. 30. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780621413885" title="Special:BookSources/9780621413885"><bdi>9780621413885</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150513171240/http://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2011/census_products/Census_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 13 May 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Census+2011%3A+Census+in+brief&rft.place=Pretoria&rft.pages=30&rft.pub=Statistics+South+Africa&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9780621413885&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statssa.gov.za%2Fcensus%2Fcensus_2011%2Fcensus_products%2FCensus_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://census.statssa.gov.za/assets/documents/2022/P03014_Census_2022_Statistical_Release.pdf">Census 2022: Statistical release</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Report). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2023. p. 3.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Census+2022%3A+Statistical+release&rft.place=Pretoria&rft.pages=3&rft.pub=Statistics+South+Africa&rft.date=2023&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcensus.statssa.gov.za%2Fassets%2Fdocuments%2F2022%2FP03014_Census_2022_Statistical_Release.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/why-does-south-africa-have-three-capitals-4071907">"How Many Capital Cities Does South Africa Have?"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+Many+Capital+Cities+Does+South+Africa+Have%3F&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thoughtco.com%2Fwhy-does-south-africa-have-three-capitals-4071907&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statoids.com/uza.html">"South African Provinces"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=South+African+Provinces&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statoids.com%2Fuza.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+South+Africa" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=South_Africa&#124;link=South_Africa_Lists_relating_to_the_provinces_of_South_Africa" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Lists_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Template:Lists of the provinces of South Africa"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Lists_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Template talk:Lists of the provinces of South Africa"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Lists_of_the_provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Lists of the provinces of South Africa"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=South_Africa&#124;link=South_Africa_Lists_relating_to_the_provinces_of_South_Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Lists relating to the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">provinces</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ranked</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_area" title="List of South African provinces by area">by area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_population" title="List of South African provinces by population">by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_population_density" title="List of South African provinces by population density">by population density</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_gross_domestic_product" class="mw-redirect" title="List of South African provinces by gross domestic product">by GDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_gross_domestic_product_per_capita" title="List of South African provinces by gross domestic product per capita">by GDP per capita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_poverty_rate" title="List of South African provinces by poverty rate">by poverty rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of South African provinces by Human Development Index">by HDI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_life_expectancy" title="List of South African provinces by life expectancy">by life expectancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_fertility_rate" title="List of South African provinces by fertility rate">by fertility rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_highest_point" title="List of South African provinces by highest point">by highest point</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/100px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/150px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg/200px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Political</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provincial_capitals" title="List of South African provincial capitals">Capitals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrators_of_former_South_African_provinces" title="List of administrators of former South African provinces">Administrators <span style="font-size:85%;">(1910–1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_(South_Africa)" title="Premier (South Africa)">Premiers <span style="font-size:85%;">(since 1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_legislature_(South_Africa)" title="Provincial legislature (South Africa)">Legislatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_municipalities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of South African municipalities">Municipalities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ZA" title="ISO 3166-2:ZA">ISO 3166-2 codes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa" title="Vehicle registration plates of South Africa">Vehicle registration plates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=South_Africa&#124;link=South_Africa_Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Template:Administrative divisions of South Africa"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Template talk:Administrative divisions of South Africa"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Administrative divisions of South Africa"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=South_Africa&#124;link=South_Africa_Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Administrative divisions of South Africa">Administrative divisions of South Africa</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">Capitals</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(executive)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(judicial)</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(legislative)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Provinces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Cape" title="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(province)" title="Free State (province)">Free State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_South_Africa" title="Municipalities of South Africa">Municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_South_Africa" title="List of municipalities in South Africa">List of municipalities in South Africa</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By province</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_the_Eastern_Cape" title="List of municipalities in the Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_the_Free_State" title="List of municipalities in the Free State">Free State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Gauteng" title="List of municipalities in Gauteng">Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_KwaZulu-Natal" title="List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Limpopo" title="List of municipalities in Limpopo">Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Mpumalanga" title="List of municipalities in Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_the_North_West" title="List of municipalities in the North West">North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_the_Northern_Cape" title="List of municipalities in the Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_the_Western_Cape" title="List of municipalities in the Western Cape">Western Cape</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Types</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_municipality_(South_Africa)" title="Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)">Metropolitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_municipality_(South_Africa)" title="Local municipality (South Africa)">Local</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_municipality_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="District municipality (South Africa)">District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transitional_representative_council_(South_Africa)" title="Transitional representative council (South Africa)">Transitional</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_populated_places_in_South_Africa" title="List of populated places in South Africa">Settlements</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="By_province" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By province</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Eastern_Cape" title="List of cities and towns in the Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Free_State" title="List of cities and towns in the Free State">Free State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Gauteng" title="List of cities and towns in Gauteng">Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_KwaZulu-Natal" title="List of cities and towns in KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Limpopo" title="List of cities and towns in Limpopo">Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Mpumalanga" title="List of cities and towns in Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_North_West_(South_Africa)" title="List of cities and towns in the North West (South Africa)">North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Northern_Cape" title="List of cities and towns in the Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Western_Cape" title="List of cities and towns in the Western Cape">Western Cape</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="South_Africa_articles" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:South_Africa_topics" title="Template:South Africa topics"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:South_Africa_topics" title="Template talk:South Africa topics"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:South_Africa_topics" title="Special:EditPage/Template:South Africa topics"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="South_Africa_articles" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_South_Africa" title="Outline of South Africa">articles</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Africa" title="History of South Africa">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_South_Africa" title="Timeline of South Africa">Timeline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_South_Africa" title="List of years in South Africa">Years</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_South_Africa" title="Early history of South Africa">Early history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe" title="Kingdom of Mapungubwe">Kingdom of Mapungubwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mutapa" title="Kingdom of Mutapa">Kingdom of Mutapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaditshwene" title="Kaditshwene">Kaditshwene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Cape_Colony" title="Dutch Cape Colony">Dutch Cape Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mthethwa_Paramountcy" class="mw-redirect" title="Mthethwa Paramountcy">Mthethwa Paramountcy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ndwandwe" title="Ndwandwe">Ndwandwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom" title="Zulu Kingdom">Zulu Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State" title="Orange Free State">Orange Free State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Transvaal Republic">Transvaal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Boer_War" title="First Boer War">First Boer War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Depression_in_South_Africa" title="Great Depression in South Africa">Great Depression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_South_Africa_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of South Africa during World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">Apartheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Border_War" title="South African Border War">Border War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Africa_(1994%E2%80%93present)" title="History of South Africa (1994–present)">Democratic South Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_South_Africa" title="Economic history of South Africa">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_South_Africa" title="Military history of South Africa">Military</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_South_Africa" title="Geography of South Africa">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biodiversity_of_South_Africa" title="Biodiversity of South Africa">Biodiversity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa" title="Climate of South Africa">Climate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_South_Africa" title="Climate change in South Africa">Climate change</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_South_Africa" title="List of earthquakes in South Africa">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_estuaries_of_South_Africa" title="List of estuaries of South Africa">Estuaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_forests_of_South_Africa" title="List of forests of South Africa">Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_South_Africa" title="List of islands of South Africa">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_South_Africa" title="List of lakes of South Africa">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_ranges_of_South_Africa" title="List of mountain ranges of South Africa">Mountain ranges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_municipalities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of South African municipalities">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Protected areas of South Africa">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_populated_places_in_South_Africa" title="List of populated places in South Africa">Populated places</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_South_Africa" title="List of rivers of South Africa">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_South_Africa" title="Wildlife of South Africa">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Politics of South Africa">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_South_Africa" title="Courts of South Africa">Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Africa" title="Corruption in South Africa">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Africa" title="Elections in South Africa">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_South_Africa" title="Foreign relations of South Africa">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_South_Africa" title="Human rights in South Africa">Human rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_South_Africa" title="Law of South Africa">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_South_Africa" title="Law enforcement in South Africa">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="South African National Defence Force">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_South_Africa" title="List of political parties in South Africa">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lifespan_timeline_of_presidents_of_South_Africa" title="Lifespan timeline of presidents of South Africa">timeline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Security_Agency_(South_Africa)" title="State Security Agency (South Africa)">State security</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_South_Africa" title="Economy of South Africa">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_South_Africa" title="Agriculture in South Africa">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_South_Africa" title="Banking in South Africa">Banking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_South_Africa" title="List of companies of South Africa">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_South_Africa" title="Telecommunications in South Africa">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_South_Africa" title="Economic history of South Africa">Economic history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_South_Africa" title="Energy in South Africa">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_South_Africa" title="Foreign trade of South Africa">Foreign trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Income inequality in South Africa">Income inequality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_industry_of_South_Africa" title="Mining industry of South Africa">Mining industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">Rand <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State-owned_enterprises_of_South_Africa" title="State-owned enterprises of South Africa">State-owned enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JSE_Limited" title="JSE Limited">Stock exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_South_Africa" title="Taxation in South Africa">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_South_Africa" title="Tourism in South Africa">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_South_Africa" title="Trade unions in South Africa">Trade unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_South_Africa" title="Transport in South Africa">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_South_Africa" title="Water supply and sanitation in South Africa">Water and sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_South_Africa" title="Wealth inequality in South Africa">Wealth inequality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_South_Africa" title="Category:Society of South Africa">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_South_Africa" title="Cannabis in South Africa">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_South_Africa" title="Crime in South Africa">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disability_in_South_Africa" title="Disability in South Africa">Disability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_South_Africa" title="Education in South Africa">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feminism_in_South_Africa" title="Feminism in South Africa">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_South_Africa" title="Health in South Africa">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_South_Africa" title="Healthcare in South Africa">Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_South_Africa" title="Immigration to South Africa">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intersex_rights_in_South_Africa" title="Intersex rights in South Africa">Intersex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_invasion_in_South_Africa" title="Land invasion in South Africa">Land invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_South_Africa" title="Languages of South Africa">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_South_Africa" title="LGBT rights in South Africa">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_provinces_by_life_expectancy" title="List of South African provinces by life expectancy">Life expectancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty in South Africa">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racism_in_South_Africa" title="Racism in South Africa">Racism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_South_Africa" title="Religion in South Africa">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_South_Africa" title="Sexual violence in South Africa">Sexual violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slum_clearance_in_South_Africa" title="Slum clearance in South Africa">Slum clearance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_in_South_Africa" title="Smoking in South Africa">Smoking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_issues_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Social issues in South Africa">Social issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_social_movements_in_South_Africa" title="List of social movements in South Africa">Social movements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_South_Africa" title="Women in South Africa">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa" title="Xenophobia in South Africa">Xenophobia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_South_Africa" title="Culture of South Africa">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Architecture of South Africa">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_art" title="South African art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_Africa" title="Cinema of South Africa">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_cuisine" title="South African cuisine">Cuisine</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_African_wine" title="South African wine">wine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa" title="HIV/AIDS in South Africa">HIV/AIDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_South_Africa" title="Homelessness in South Africa">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_literature" title="South African literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Media in South Africa">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_South_Africa" title="Music of South Africa">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_South_Africa" title="National symbols of South Africa">National symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_South_Africa" title="Public holidays in South Africa">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_South_Africa" title="Sport in South Africa">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_South_Africa" title="List of World Heritage Sites in South Africa">World Heritage Sites</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_South_Africa" title="List of heritage sites in South Africa">heritage sites</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Africa" title="Demographics of South Africa">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bantu_peoples_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bantu peoples in South Africa">South African Bantu-speaking peoples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Ndebele_people" class="mw-redirect" title="South Ndebele people">Ndebele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedi_people" title="Pedi people">Pedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sotho_people" title="Sotho people">Sotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swazi_people" title="Swazi people">Swazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsonga_people" title="Tsonga people">Tsonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tswana_people" title="Tswana people">Tswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_people" title="Venda people">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xhosa_people" title="Xhosa people">Xhosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulu_people" title="Zulu people">Zulu</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoisan" title="Khoisan">Khoisan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khoekhoe" title="Khoekhoe">Khoekhoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_people" title="San people">San people</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="White South African">Whites</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afrikaners" title="Afrikaners">Afrikaners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_diaspora_in_Africa" title="British diaspora in Africa">British</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coloureds" title="Coloureds">Coloureds</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Coloureds" title="Cape Coloureds">Cape Coloureds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Malays" title="Cape Malays">Cape Malays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griqua_people" title="Griqua people">Griquas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_South_Africans" title="Indian South Africans">Indians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese South African">Chinese</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_South_Africa" title="Outline of South Africa">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_South_Africa" title="Outline of South Africa">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:South_Africa" title="Category:South Africa">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:South_Africa" title="Portal:South Africa">Portal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_African_countries" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_African_countries" title="Template:Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_African_countries" title="Template talk:Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_African_countries" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_African_countries" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Articles on first-level <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a> countries</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Algeria" title="Provinces of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Angola" title="Provinces of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Benin" title="Departments of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Botswana" title="Districts of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Burkina_Faso" title="Regions of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Burundi" title="Provinces of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Cameroon" title="Regions of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Cape_Verde" title="Administrative divisions of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="Prefectures of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Chad" title="Regions of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_Comoros" title="List of islands of the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Departments of the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Districts of Ivory Coast">Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Djibouti" title="Regions of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Governorates of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Provinces of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Eritrea" title="Regions of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Eswatini" title="Regions of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ethiopia" title="Regions of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Gabon" title="Subdivisions of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_the_Gambia" title="Subdivisions of the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ghana" title="Regions of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Guinea" title="Regions of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Regions of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Lesotho" title="Districts of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Liberia" title="Counties of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Libya" title="Districts of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Madagascar" title="Regions of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Malawi" title="Districts of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Mali" title="Regions of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Mauritania" title="Regions of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Islands_of_Mauritius" title="Outer Islands of Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Morocco" title="Regions of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Mozambique" title="Provinces of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Namibia" title="Regions of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Niger" title="Regions of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Rwanda" title="Provinces of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Senegal" title="Regions of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Seychelles" title="Districts of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Provinces of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Somalia" title="Administrative divisions of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Somaliland" title="Regions of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_South_Sudan" title="States of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_Sudan" title="States of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania" title="Regions of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Togo" title="Regions of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Tunisia" title="Governorates of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Uganda" title="Districts of Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Western_Sahara" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Zambia" title="Provinces of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Zimbabwe" title="Provinces of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country" title="List of administrative divisions by country">Table of administrative country subdivisions by country</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&oldid=1258397926">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&oldid=1258397926</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Category:Provinces of South Africa">Provinces of South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Subdivisions_of_South_Africa" title="Category:Subdivisions of South Africa">Subdivisions of South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Administrative_divisions_in_Africa" title="Category:Administrative divisions in Africa">Administrative divisions in Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:First-level_administrative_divisions_by_country" title="Category:First-level administrative divisions by country">First-level administrative divisions by country</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Category:Lists of provinces of South Africa">Lists of provinces of South Africa</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_South_African_English_from_May_2012" title="Category:Use South African English from May 2012">Use South African English from May 2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_South_African_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in South African English">All Wikipedia articles written in South African English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_September_2020" title="Category:Use dmy dates from September 2020">Use dmy dates from September 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Xhosa-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Xhosa-language text">Articles containing Xhosa-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Sotho-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Sotho-language text">Articles containing Sotho-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Zulu-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Zulu-language text">Articles containing Zulu-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Northern_Sotho-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Northern Sotho-language text">Articles containing Northern Sotho-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Swazi-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Swazi-language text">Articles containing Swazi-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Tswana-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Tswana-language text">Articles containing Tswana-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Afrikaans-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Afrikaans-language text">Articles containing Afrikaans-language text</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 19 November 2024, at 14:05<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_South_Africa&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-qnvsb","wgBackendResponseTime":163,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.877","walltime":"1.122","ppvisitednodes":{"value":4793,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":184998,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":33176,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":21,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":27,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":91154,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 900.104 1 -total"," 19.07% 171.658 1 Template:Reflist"," 13.94% 125.479 1 Template:Infobox_subdivision_type"," 13.61% 122.461 1 Template:Infobox"," 13.49% 121.422 10 Template:Lang"," 13.26% 119.353 1 Template:Politics_of_South_Africa"," 12.86% 115.748 1 Template:Sidebar_with_collapsible_lists"," 10.14% 91.244 2 Template:Cite_news"," 8.94% 80.454 1 Template:South_Africa_topics"," 8.67% 78.077 1 Template:Country_topics"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.464","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":26125283,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\n"},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-phpnv","timestamp":"20241124150032","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Provinces of South Africa","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provinces_of_South_Africa","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q191093","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q191093","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2001-09-29T16:43:41Z","dateModified":"2024-11-19T14:05:16Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/38\/Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg","headline":"first-level administrative division of South Africa"}</script> </body> </html>