South Africa (Republic of South Africa), ZA

South Africa: Located at the southern tip of Africa, this nation boasts diverse landscapes, a multicultural society, and significant economic influence on the continent.

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Republic of South Africa currently has 188 quality-checked populated place pages and 9 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Quick Facts about Republic of South Africa

Population 63,100,945
Country South Africa
Different from Southern Africa
Plate code ZA
Area 1221037 km2
Official name Republiek van Suid-Afrika, Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga, Riphabuḽiki ya Afrika Tshipembe, iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika, Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, Repabliki ya Afrika Borwa, iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, iRiphablikhi yoMzantsi-Afrika, iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika, Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa, Republic of South Africa
Continent Africa
Easternmost point Point(32.890833333 -26.858888888)
Northernmost point Point(29.658333333 -22.127777777)
Latitude & Longitude -29.0000,24.0000
Legislative body Parliament of South Africa
Named for south, Africa
Official language Northern Sotho, Afrikaans, Zulu, Tsonga, Swazi, Southern Ndebele, Sesotho, Tswana, Xhosa, Venda, English
Capital Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria
Establishment May 31, 1910 (115 years ago)
Time Zone Africa/Johannesburg, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
Local time 15:12:45 (19th April 2026)
Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de Le%C3%B3n  Sud%C3%A1frica  2018-07-22  DD 34 image
Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de Le%C3%B3n Sud%C3%A1frica 2018-07-22 DD 34 image

Geography

Republic of South Africa is located at 29°0'0"S 24°0'0"E (-29.0000000, 24.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique and Namibia.

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The largest city of Republic of South Africa is Johannesburg with a population of 4,434,827. Other cities include, Cape Town population 3,433,441, Durban population 3,120,282, Pretoria population 1,619,438 and Port Elizabeth population 967,677. See all Republic of South Africa cities & populated places.

Official website of Republic of South Africa

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  • Limpopo
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Northern Cape
  • Western Cape
  • Gauteng
  • Free State
  • Eastern Cape
  • North West
  • Mpumalanga

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 17,099,840 - (Worldbank)
1961 17,524,533 2.42% (Worldbank)
1962 17,965,725 2.46% (Worldbank)
1963 18,423,161 2.48% (Worldbank)
1964 18,896,307 2.5% (Worldbank)
1965 19,384,841 2.52% (Worldbank)
1966 19,888,250 2.53% (Worldbank)
1967 20,406,864 2.54% (Worldbank)
1968 20,942,145 2.56% (Worldbank)
1969 21,496,075 2.58% (Worldbank)
1970 22,069,776 2.6% (Worldbank)
1971 22,665,271 2.63% (Worldbank)
1972 23,281,508 2.65% (Worldbank)
1973 23,913,099 2.64% (Worldbank)
1974 24,552,540 2.6% (Worldbank)
1975 25,195,187 2.55% (Worldbank)
1976 25,836,888 2.48% (Worldbank)
1977 26,480,913 2.43% (Worldbank)
1978 27,138,965 2.42% (Worldbank)
1979 27,827,320 2.47% (Worldbank)
1980 28,556,769 2.55% (Worldbank)
1981 29,333,103 2.65% (Worldbank)
1982 30,150,448 2.71% (Worldbank)
1983 30,993,758 2.72% (Worldbank)
1984 31,841,593 2.66% (Worldbank)
1985 32,678,874 2.56% (Worldbank)
1986 33,495,953 2.44% (Worldbank)
1987 34,297,727 2.34% (Worldbank)
1988 35,100,909 2.29% (Worldbank)
1989 35,930,050 2.31% (Worldbank)
1990 36,800,509 2.37% (Worldbank)
1991 37,718,950 2.43% (Worldbank)
1992 38,672,607 2.47% (Worldbank)
1993 39,633,750 2.43% (Worldbank)
1994 40,564,059 2.29% (Worldbank)
1995 41,435,758 2.1% (Worldbank)
1996 42,241,011 1.91% (Worldbank)
1997 42,987,461 1.74% (Worldbank)
1998 43,682,260 1.59% (Worldbank)
1999 44,338,543 1.48% (Worldbank)
2000 44,967,708 1.4% (Worldbank)
2001 45,571,274 1.32% (Worldbank)
2002 46,150,913 1.26% (Worldbank)
2003 46,719,196 1.22% (Worldbank)
2004 47,291,610 1.21% (Worldbank)
2005 47,880,601 1.23% (Worldbank)
2006 48,489,459 1.26% (Worldbank)
2007 49,119,759 1.28% (Worldbank)
2008 49,779,471 1.33% (Worldbank)
2009 50,477,011 1.38% (Worldbank)
2010 51,216,964 1.44% (Worldbank)
2011 51,770,560 1.07% census
2012 52,834,005 2.01% (Worldbank)
2013 53,689,236 1.59% (Worldbank)
2014 54,545,991 1.57% (Worldbank)
2015 55,386,367 1.52% (Worldbank)
2016 55,653,654 0.48% sample
2017 55,445,000 -0.38% estimation process
2018 57,725,600 3.95% estimation process
2019 58,558,270 1.42% (Worldbank)
2020 59,622,350 1.78% estimation process
2026 63,100,945 5.51%
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At1203 Map
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Cob Data South Africa
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George Knysna Map
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Jcw Map Natal Tugela
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Kaart Suid Afrika
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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Map
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Map Stellaland
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Map of South Africa (1818)
Map of South Africa (1818)
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Mapa Jar
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Orthographic Projection Centered On the Prince Edward Island
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Pr Edward Isl Pos
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Predwisl Map
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