Cities and urban areas in Southern Africa with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population
[Source: UN]



Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

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POPULATION data has been updated here

Largest Cities in Southern Africa
CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area PopulationUrban Area Rank [World]City Pop Rank [World]Urban Area Rank [Africa]City Pop Rank [Africa]
Cape TownSouth Africa2686000308660010762129
DurbanSouth Africa23549002354900156822015
JohannesburgSouth Africa1646400501400054128521
PretoriaSouth Africa122820015148002481972928
SowetoSouth Africa122110012211003151983629
MaputoMozambique108810016393002192452634
Port ElizabethSouth Africa83390010476003933264649
MatolaMozambique4783004783008476459886
BeiraMozambique44760044760087968810089
PietermaritzburgSouth Africa42050042050091173110596
BenoniSouth Africa40640040640092976110798
VereenigingSouth Africa38560077420054080365103
BloemfonteinSouth Africa371200371200981838112105
NampulaMozambique3417003417001055930118112
NewcastleSouth Africa24430024430013931320149144
East LondonSouth Africa236100549300742137086151
WelkomSouth Africa22610022610015021444160159
GaboroneBotswana22300022300015261470164163
BotshabeloSouth Africa19790019790017111672186185
WindhoekNamibia19430019430017441705192191
ChimoioMozambique19270019270017551717193192
KimberleySouth Africa18950018950017821745198197
WitbankSouth Africa18590018590018151781204203
CarltonvilleSouth Africa18280018280018401807209208
NacalaMozambique17820017820018841854213212
MaseruLesotho16920016920019641935222221
QuelimaneMozambique16910016910019651936223222
KlerksdorpSouth Africa15270015270021502129243243
MocubaMozambique14040014040023322315268268
RustenburgSouth Africa11620011620027412726318318
TeteMozambique11490011490027742758324324
PotchefstroomSouth Africa11310011310028152799327327
Xai-XaiMozambique11200011200028472831330330
GarueMozambique11190011190028532837331331
FrancistownBotswana10610010610030012986349349
MaxixeMozambique10590010590030132998350350
NelspruitSouth Africa10530010530030293015353353
GeorgeSouth Africa10470010470030383024356356
King Williams TownSouth Africa10370010370030623048359359
NigelSouth Africa10200010200031153101365365
PietersburgSouth Africa10160010160031223108367367


POPULATION data has been updated here


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