4. Population table of cities in
south Africa
Province
Provincial
capital
Largest city Area (km2)
Population
(2013-2014)
Eastern Cape Bhisho Port Elizabeth 168,966 6,620,100
Free State Bloemfontein Bloemfontein 129,825 2,753,200
Gauteng Johannesburg Johannesburg 18,178 12,728,400
KwaZulu-Natal
Pietermaritzb
urg
Durban 94,361 10,456,900
Limpopo Polokwane Polokwane 125,754 5,518,000
Mpumalanga Nelspruit Nelspruit 76,495 4,128,000
North West Mahikeng Rustenburg 104,882 3,597,600
Northern Cape Kimberley Kimberley 372,889 1,162,900
Western Cape Cape Town Cape Town 129,462 6,016,900
5. History of south Africa
Nelson Mandela, first black African President of Republic of South Africa
6. Geography
Flat topped hills (called Karoo Koppies) are highly characteristic of the
southern and southwestern Karoo landscape. This is solidified lava that was
forced under high pressure between the horizontal strata of the sedimentary
rocks that make up most of the Karoo’s geology about 180 million years ago.
7. Geography
South Africa is located at the southernmost region of Africa, with a long
coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km and along two oceans (the South
Atlantic and the Indian). South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world.
8. Animal diversity
Numerous mammals are found in the bushveld including lions, leopards, white
rhinos, blue wildebeest, impalas, hyenas, hippopotami and giraffes. A
significant extent of the bushveld exists in the north-east including Kruger
National Park and the Mala MalaReserve.