Land area & Population of SA & its Provinces (2001)
|
Land area (km²) |
% |
Population |
% |
% change
1996–2001 |
| South Africa |
1 219 090 |
100 |
44 819 778 |
100 |
10.4 |
| Western Cape |
129 370 |
10.6 |
4 524 335 |
10.1 |
14.3 |
| Eastern Cape |
169 580 |
13.9 |
6 436 763 |
14.4 |
2.1 |
| Northern Cape |
361 830 |
29.7 |
822 727 |
1.8 |
–2.1 |
| Free State |
129 480 |
10.6 |
2 706 775 |
6.0 |
2.8 |
| Gauteng |
17 010 |
1.4 |
8 837 178 |
19.7 |
20.3 |
| KwaZulu-Natal |
92 100 |
7.6 |
9 426 017 |
21.0 |
11.9 |
| Limpopo |
123 910 |
10.2 |
5 273 642 |
11.8 |
6.9 |
| Mpumalanga |
79 490 |
6.5 |
3 122 990 |
7.0 |
11.5 |
| North West |
116 320 |
9.5 |
3 669 349 |
8.2 |
–2.1 |
Population of the largest municipal areas in the Western Cape (2001)
|
|
| Cape Town |
2 893 251 |
| Drakenstein (Paarl) |
194 421 |
| Breede Valley (Worcester) |
146 026 |
| George |
135 415 |
| Stellenbosch |
117 704 |
| Theewaterskloof (Caledon) |
93 268 |
| Oudtshoorn |
84 685 |
| Mossel Bay |
71 494 |
| Saldanha Bay |
70 435 |
| Overstrand (Hermanus) |
55 725 |
| Knysna |
51 472 |
| Beaufort West |
37 086 |
| Plettenberg Bay |
29 184 |
| Cape Agulhas (Bredasdorp) |
26 176 |
Source: Department of Land Affairs and Statistics SA
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