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Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in population, from the mostly-urban Gauteng, which contains over 20% of the national population, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape, which contains less than 3%. The following table shows the provincial populations according to the 2011 ...
South Africa is divided into nine provinces. [1] On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, known as Bantustans, were reintegrated into the country, and the four provinces were increased to nine. The borders of Natal and the Orange Free State were retained, while the Cape Province and Transvaal were divided into ...
The first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that whites made up 22% of the population. This declined to 16% in 1980, [ 32 ] 8.9% in 2011 and 7.65% in 2022. [ 33 ] : 21 Coloured South Africans replaced Whites as the largest minority group around 2010.
Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in population density, from the highly urbanized Gauteng with nearly 700 people per square kilometre, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape with less than four people per square kilometre. The following table shows the provincial population ...
Province HDI (2021) High human development 1 Western Cape: 0.751 2 Gauteng: 0.736 3 Limpopo: 0.714 – South Africa (average) 0.713: 4 Free State: 0.712 5 KwaZulu-Natal: 0.710 6 Northern Cape: 0.701 Medium human development 7 Mpumalanga: 0.678 8 North West: 0.676 9 Eastern Cape: 0.675
Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered the financial hub of South Africa; the financial activity is mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton.
6.3. 9. Gauteng. 18,178. 1.5. South Africa. 1,220,813. 100.0. The Prince Edward Islands, which are considered part of the Western Cape for legal purposes but are administered by the national Department of Environmental Affairs, are not included in this table; they have surface areas of 290 km 2 (Marion Island) and 45 km 2 (Prince Edward Island).
Provinces. Since 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces: the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The boundaries of the provinces, which are specified in the national constitution, have been altered twice by constitutional amendment.