It can be divided or categorised based on its provinces, cities as well as the towns.
How many cities in South Africa?
There are close to 250 Africancitiesin the country.
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As at 2011, the population of the city was estimated to be 4,434,827.
Cape Town
Being the oldest city in South Africa,Cape Townis called the Mother City colloquially.
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The City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality has an estimated population of 3,740,026 according to Wikipedia.
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The city is famous and recognised as the busiest port in South Africa.
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Then, its estimated population is 3.44 million, including the neighbouring towns.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburgis the capital of KwaZulu-Natal province and the second-largest city within the province.
In English, Afrikaans, and Zulu, the South Africa city is popularly called Maritzburg.
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There are so many schools as well as tertiary education institutions in the city.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal also has a campus in the city.
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Bloemfontein
In Dutch and Afrikaans languages,Bloemfonteinmeans “blooming fountain” or “fountain of flowers”.
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Vereeniging
Vereenigingconstitutes a part of the Vaal Triangle region.
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How many towns are there in South Africa?
The population there are mostly blacks and eleven out of the official languages of the country are spoken there.
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Tembisa
The township is located on the northern side of Kempton Park.
The population of the people staying there is estimated to be 463,109.
The township is so overcrowded that they even set up shacks for rent.
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Umlazi has several private and government investments, and in each section, there are police stations and clinics.
The population of the township is estimated to be 404,811.
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The abbreviations are SOtho, SHAngaan, NGUni and VEnda.
The total population of the town is estimated to be 403,162.
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The township is reputed to be the fastest-growing township among others in South Africa.
The estimated population is 391,749.
Mamelodi
The township was set up during the apartheid government in the northeastern part of Pretoria in Gauteng province.
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Based on the census of 2011, the population ofMamelodiis about 334,577.
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The population of the dwellers is estimated to be 310,485.
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The population is estimated to be 237,799.
Sebokeng
Sebokengtownship is situated around the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark.
In Sesotho, Sebokeng means “gathering place”.
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There are predominantly blacks in the township as well as an influx of other racial groups who live there.
It has a population of 218,515 residents.
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Ivory Park
Ivory Parkhas a dense population of residential areas in the eastern part of Johannesburg.
It is located in Midrand with well over 182,000 black people.
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Dr Favour is the author of several books available on Amazon.
He currently lives in Nigeria.
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