| Name | Population | Latitude/Longitude |
| 1 | Johannesburg , Gauteng |
9,418,183 |
-26.202 / 28.044 |
| 2 | Cape Town , Western Cape |
4,772,846 |
-33.926 / 18.423 |
| 3 | Durban , KwaZulu-Natal |
3,338,026 |
-29.858 / 31.029 |
| 4 | Pretoria , Gauteng |
2,112,693 |
-25.745 / 28.188 |
| 5 | Soweto , Gauteng |
1,695,047 |
-26.268 / 27.858 |
| 6 | Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape |
1,050,078 |
-33.961 / 25.615 |
| 7 | Soshanguve , Gauteng |
872,309 |
-25.473 / 28.099 |
| 8 | Pietermaritzburg , KwaZulu-Natal |
839,327 |
-29.617 / 30.393 |
| 9 | Evaton , Gauteng |
725,468 |
-26.533 / 27.85 |
| 10 | Benoni , Gauteng |
605,344 |
-26.188 / 28.321 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein , Free State |
556,637 |
-29.121 / 26.214 |
| 12 | Thembisa , Gauteng |
511,655 |
-25.996 / 28.227 |