South Africa Map & Atlas

South Africa is divided into 9 first-level administrative divisions:

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa with about 9,418,183 people; the capital, Pretoria, has about 2,112,693. All 71 largest cities of South Africa →

Highest terrain in South Africa: ≈ 3,465 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Black African is the most common ethnic group across most of the 9 divisions, while Colored predominates in 1 division (Western Cape).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Christian 86%, ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 9 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndeb

Regionally, isiZulu or Zulu is the most common language group across most of the 9 divisions, while Afrikaans predominates in 2 divisions (Western Cape, Northern Cape); isiXhosa or Xhosa predominates in 1 division (Eastern Cape); Sesotho or Sotho predominates in 1 division (Free State); Setswana or Tswana predominates in 1 division (North West).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys