| Name | Country | Feature class | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | Soweto  Mpanzaville,Souehto,Soueto,Sovetas,Soveto,Soweto,coyitto,sau'eto,so we to,soueto,soveto,sovhito,sowe... | South Africa, Gauteng City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > City of Johannesburg | populated place population 1,695,047 | S 26° 16′ 4'' | E 27° 51′ 30'' |
| 2 | Pretoria E-Pitoli,IPitoli,PRY,Piritoria,Piritōria,Pitori,Praetoria,Prehtoryja,Pretooriyaa,Pretori,Pretoria,Pr... | South Africa, Gauteng City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality > City of Tshwane | capital of a political entity population 2,112,693 | S 25° 44′ 41'' | E 28° 11′ 16'' |
3  | South Africa 'Afilika tonga,Aferika Borwa,Afirka Ta Kudu,Aforika Borwa,Afraga a Deas,Africa Australis,Africa dal ... | South Africa, | independent political entity population 57,779,622 | S 29° 0′ 0'' | E 24° 0′ 0'' |
| 4 | Johannesburg EGoli,Giochanesmpournk,IGoli,IJohannesburg,Ioannesburgum,JNB,Jo'anna,Joanesburgo,Joburg,Jog'annesbur... | South Africa, Gauteng City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > City of Johannesburg | seat of a first-order administrative division population 9,418,183 | S 26° 12′ 8'' | E 28° 2′ 37'' |
| 5 | Cape Town Altepetl In Cabo,Ar Chab,CPT,Cape Toun,Cape Town,Cidade do Cabo,Cita del Cap,Citati du Capu,Citati d... | South Africa, Western Cape City of Cape Town > City of Cape Town | seat of a first-order administrative division population 4,772,846 | S 33° 55′ 33'' | E 18° 25′ 23'' |
| 6 | Bloemfontein BFN,Bloemfontein,Blumfantehjn,Blumfonteina,Blumfonteinas,Blumfontejn,Blumfontejno,Blumfonteyn,EBloem... | South Africa, Free State Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality > Mangaung | seat of a first-order administrative division population 556,637 | S 29° 7′ 15'' | E 26° 12′ 50'' |
| 7 | Benoni Behnoni,Benoni,beneani,benoni,bo nuo ni,bynwny,Бенони,Беноні,Бэноні,Բենոնի,באנוני,بينونى,بينوني,بینو... | South Africa, Gauteng Ekurhuleni > Ekurhuleni | populated place population 605,344 | S 26° 11′ 18'' | E 28° 19′ 14'' |
| 8 | Pietermaritzburg Maritzburg,Mokokotlofo,PZB,Petromaritzburgum,Pietermaritsburg,Pietermaritzburg,Pitehrmarycburg,Piter... | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal uMgungundlovu District Municipality > The Msunduzi | seat of a first-order administrative division population 839,327 | S 29° 37′ 0'' | E 30° 23′ 34'' |
| 9 | Durban DUR,Durban,Durbana,Durbanas,Durbano,Durbanum,EThekwini,ITheku,Ntermpan,Port Natal,Thekong,daban,dara... | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal eThekwini > Ethekwini | seat of a second-order administrative division population 3,338,026 | S 29° 51′ 28'' | E 31° 1′ 45'' |
| 10 | Bhisho BIY,Bhisho,Bisho,Biso,Bišo,bhiso,bi shao,bisho,bisyo,byshw,Бишо,Бішо,بيشو,بھشو,بھیشو,भिशो,ビショ,比绍,비쇼 | South Africa, Eastern Cape Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality > Buffalo City | seat of a first-order administrative division population 137,287 | S 32° 50′ 49'' | E 27° 26′ 31'' |
| 11 | Port Elizabeth Gqeberha,IBhayi,Ibhayi,PLZ,Port Elisabeth,Port Elizabet,Port Elizabetas,Port Elizabeth,Port Elizampe... | South Africa, Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality > Nelson Mandela Bay | seat of a second-order administrative division population 1,050,078 | S 33° 57′ 39'' | E 25° 36′ 53'' |
| 12 | Polokwane PTG,Palakvaneh,Petriburgum,Pietersburg,Pietrsburg,Polokouane,Polokvane,Polokvanė,Polokwane,bo luo ke... | South Africa, Limpopo Capricorn District Municipality > Polokwane | seat of a first-order administrative division population 272,461 | S 23° 54′ 16'' | E 29° 28′ 7'' |
| 13 | Kimberley KIM,Kimberley,Kimberli,Kimberlis,Kimburli,jin bo li,kimbarali,kimbeolli,kinbari,kmbrly shmaly kyp,k... | South Africa, Northern Cape Frances Baard District Municipality > Sol Plaatjie | seat of a first-order administrative division population 142,089 | S 28° 43′ 56'' | E 24° 45′ 44'' |
| 14 | Mbombela Mbombela,NLP,Naspoti,Nel'sprjujt,Nelspreyt,Nelsprojt,Nelspruit,mbomabela,mbombela,nei er si pu lei t... | South Africa, Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District > Mbombela | seat of a first-order administrative division population 110,159 | S 25° 28′ 30'' | E 30° 58′ 9'' |
| 15 | Rustenburg Restenberha,Rjustenburg,Rustemburg,Rustemburgo,Rustenburg,Rustenburgas,lei si teng bao,luseutenbeoge... | South Africa, North West Bojanala Platinum > Rustenburg | seat of a third-order administrative division population 373,695 | S 25° 40′ 3'' | E 27° 14′ 31'' |
| 16 | Uitenhage Ehjtenkhakhe,Ejtenkhakhe,Jutunkhakh,Kariega,Uitenhage,Utienhage,awytnhag,oitenhahe,xxy then ha ke,yo... | South Africa, Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality > Nelson Mandela Bay | populated place population 291,052 | S 33° 45′ 20'' | E 25° 24′ 2'' |
| 17 | Soshanguve Soshanguve | South Africa, Gauteng City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality > City of Tshwane | populated place population 872,309 | S 25° 28′ 22'' | E 28° 5′ 57'' |
18  | Champagne Castle Champagne Cassette,Champagne Castle | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba | peak elevation 3377m | S 29° 5′ 38'' | E 29° 19′ 50'' |
| 19 | Evaton Evaton,yi wa dun,伊瓦頓,伊瓦顿 | South Africa, Gauteng Sedibeng District Municipality > Emfuleni | populated place population 725,468 | S 26° 32′ 0'' | E 27° 51′ 0'' |
| 20 | East London Buffalo City,ELS,EMonti,East London,Ist-Londan,Ist-London,Istochni London,Iztochen London,Londinium ... | South Africa, Eastern Cape Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality > Buffalo City | seat of a second-order administrative division population 478,676 | S 33° 0′ 55'' | E 27° 54′ 41'' |
| 21 | Mahikeng Mafeking,Mafikeng,Mafikengas,Mahikeng,mafikengu,Мафикенг,マフィケング | South Africa, North West Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality > Mafikeng | seat of a first-order administrative division population 77,110 | S 25° 51′ 54'' | E 25° 38′ 39'' |
| 22 | Mafadi Mafadi,Mafali,Ntheleli | South Africa, | mountain elevation 3450m | S 29° 12′ 8'' | E 29° 21′ 25'' |
| 23 | Atlantis Atlantida,Atlantis,I-Atlantis,atorantisu (xikepu zhou),ya te lan ti si,Атлантида,אטלנטיס,アトランティス（西ケー... | South Africa, Western Cape City of Cape Town > City of Cape Town | populated place population 82,736 | S 33° 34′ 0'' | E 18° 29′ 0'' |
24  | Africa Aafrika,Affrica,Africa,Afrihkka,Afrihkká,Afrika,Afrikka,Afriko,Afrique,Afryka,Afríka,Afrîka,Aphrike,... | AO,BF,BI,BJ,BW,CD,CF,CG,CI,CM,CV,DJ,DZ,EG,EH,ER,ET,GA,GH,GM,GN,GQ,GW,KE,KM,LR,LS,LY,MA,MG,ML,MR,MU,MW,MZ,NA,NE,NG,RE,RW,SC,SD,SH,SL,SN,SO,SS,ST,SZ,TD,TG,TN,TZ,UG,YT,ZA,ZM,ZW | continent population 1,031,833,000 | N 7° 11′ 17'' | E 21° 5′ 37'' |
| 25 | Namakwa District Municipality Distrik Namakwa,Distrito Municipal de Namakwa,Mmasepala Setereke tsa Namakwa,Mmasepala Setereke tša ... | South Africa, Northern Cape Namakwa District Municipality | second-order administrative division population 126,494 | S 30° 32′ 8'' | E 19° 25′ 44'' |
| 26 | Siyanda District Municipality Siyanda,ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | South Africa, Northern Cape Siyanda District Municipality | second-order administrative division population 236,783 | S 28° 0′ 0'' | E 21° 11′ 4'' |
| 27 | Brakpan Brakpan | South Africa, Gauteng Ekurhuleni > Ekurhuleni | populated place population 305,692 | S 26° 14′ 11'' | E 28° 22′ 9'' |
| 28 | Botshabelo Botshabelo | South Africa, Free State Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality > Mangaung | populated place population 309,714 | S 29° 16′ 2'' | E 26° 43′ 33'' |
| 29 | Boksburg Boksburg,Boksburgas,Боксбург,Բոկսբուրգ | South Africa, Gauteng Ekurhuleni > Ekurhuleni | populated place population 445,168 | S 26° 12′ 43'' | E 28° 15′ 34'' |
| 30 | Alberton Al'berton,Alberton,ai bo dun,albrtwn gawtng,arubaton,Альбертон,البرتون، گاوتنگ,البرٹن، جنوبی افریقہ... | South Africa, Gauteng Ekurhuleni > Ekurhuleni | populated place population 121,536 | S 26° 16′ 4'' | E 28° 7′ 20'' |
| 31 | Emalahleni EMalahleni,Ehmalakhleni,Emalahleni,Vitbank,Vitbankas,Witbank,wei te ban ke,Вітбанк,Эмалахлени,Эмалах... | South Africa, Mpumalanga Nkangala District Municipality > Emalahleni | seat of a third-order administrative division population 373,403 | S 25° 52′ 16'' | E 29° 13′ 59'' |
| 32 | Welkom Velkom,Velkomas,WEL,Welkom,uerukomu,wei er ke mu,Велком,Վելկոմ,ウェルコム,韋爾科姆 | South Africa, Free State Lejweleputswa District Municipality > Matjhabeng | seat of a second-order administrative division population 431,944 | S 27° 58′ 38'' | E 26° 44′ 6'' |
| 33 | Richards Bay RCB,Ricardusbaia,Richards Bay,Richards Bej,Richards-Bej,Richardsbaai,Ричардс Беј,Ричардс-Бей | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal uThungulu District Municipality > uMhlathuze | seat of a second-order administrative division population 252,968 | S 28° 46′ 58'' | E 32° 2′ 15'' |
| 34 | Randburg Randburg,Randburga,Randburgas,Rantmpournk,Rendburg,laendeubeogeu,lan de bao,ra de bur k,raindabarga,... | South Africa, Gauteng City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > City of Johannesburg | populated place population 337,053 | S 26° 5′ 38'' | E 28° 0′ 4'' |
| 35 | Queenstown EKomani,Kuinstaun,Kvinstaun,Queenstown,UTW,kun shi dui,Квинстаун,Куинстаун,昆士敦 | South Africa, Eastern Cape Chris Hani District Municipality > Lukanji | seat of a second-order administrative division population 118,599 | S 31° 53′ 51'' | E 26° 52′ 31'' |
| 36 | Thohoyandou THY,Thohoyandou,Thohoyanḓou,Tkhokhojandou,suo he yan du,Тхохояндоу,تھوہویانڈو,索赫燕杜 | South Africa, Limpopo Vhembe District Municipality > Thulamela | seat of a second-order administrative division population 107,144 | S 22° 56′ 44'' | E 30° 29′ 5'' |
| 37 | Thembisa Tembisa,Thembisa | South Africa, Gauteng Ekurhuleni > Ekurhuleni | populated place population 511,655 | S 25° 59′ 46'' | E 28° 13′ 36'' |
| 38 | KwaDukuza KwaDukuza,Stanger,Stanger Station | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal iLembe District Municipality > KwaDukuza | populated place population 161,177 | S 29° 19′ 41'' | E 31° 17′ 22'' |
| 39 | Virginia Virdzhinija,Virginia,Вирджиния | South Africa, Free State Lejweleputswa District Municipality > Matjhabeng | populated place population 122,502 | S 28° 6′ 14'' | E 26° 51′ 57'' |
| 40 | Vereeniging Feriniging,Ferinikhing,Vereeniging,Vereniging,Verenigingas,Verenigingo,ferinihingu,fu li ni xin,fyry... | South Africa, Gauteng Sedibeng District Municipality > Emfuleni | seat of a second-order administrative division population 474,681 | S 26° 40′ 23'' | E 27° 55′ 34'' |
| 41 | Vanderbijlpark Fanderbajpark,Fanderbejlpark,Vanderbijlpark,fan de bai er pa ke,fandrbyjlbark,phandarabilaparka,wand... | South Africa, Gauteng Sedibeng District Municipality > Emfuleni | seat of a third-order administrative division population 246,754 | S 26° 42′ 42'' | E 27° 50′ 16'' |
| 42 | Mthatha Mthatha,UTT,Umtata,umutata,wu mu ta ta,Умтата,متھاتھا,ウムタタ,烏姆塔塔 | South Africa, Eastern Cape OR Tambo District Municipality > King Sabata Dalindyebo | populated place population 164,848 | S 31° 35′ 20'' | E 28° 47′ 3'' |
| 43 | Tongaat ITongaat,Tongaat,Tongaat Village,Victoria,oThongathi,tong jia te,tonkat,ٹونگاٹ,டோங்காட்,通加特 | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal eThekwini > Ethekwini | populated place population 64,829 | S 29° 34′ 25'' | E 31° 6′ 55'' |
| 44 | Tokoza Tokoza | South Africa, Gauteng Sedibeng District Municipality > Midvaal | populated place population 106,000 | S 26° 21′ 36'' | E 28° 7′ 44'' |
| 45 | Potchefstroom PCF,Pochefstrum,Potchefstroom,Potchefstrum,bo qie fu si te lu mu,peaccephestrum,pocephastruma,pochef... | South Africa, North West Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality > Tlokwe City Council | seat of a third-order administrative division population 178,285 | S 26° 43′ 0'' | E 27° 6′ 0'' |
| 46 | Popple Peak Khoko-Ntso,Khoko-Ntšo,Popple Peak | South Africa, | mountain elevation 3331m | S 29° 13′ 47'' | E 29° 24′ 22'' |
| 47 | Pinetown Pinetown | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal eThekwini > Ethekwini | populated place population 144,026 | S 29° 49′ 14'' | E 30° 53′ 12'' |
| 48 | Phalaborwa PHW,Palabora,Palaborva,Phalaborwa,Pkhalaborva,pa la bo lu wa,Палаборва,Пхалаборва,帕拉博魯瓦 | South Africa, Limpopo Mopani District Municipality > Ba-Phalaborwa | seat of a third-order administrative division population 109,468 | S 23° 56′ 34'' | E 31° 8′ 27'' |
| 49 | Orkney Eastleigh,Orknejskie,Orkney,Оркнейские | South Africa, North West Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality > City of Matlosana | populated place population 110,052 | S 26° 58′ 48'' | E 26° 40′ 21'' |
| 50 | Roodepoort Rodeportas,Rodipoto,Roodepoort,Roodeport-Maraisburg,Rounterport,Rudehpurt,Rudeporta,Rudepurt,Rūdepor... | South Africa, Gauteng City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > City of Johannesburg | populated place population 326,416 | S 26° 9′ 45'' | E 27° 52′ 21'' |
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