List of populated places in South Africa
A
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Aan de Doorns | Western Cape | |
Aberdeen | Eastern Cape | |
Aberfeldy | Free State | |
Abbotsdale | Western Cape | |
Acornhoek | Mpumalanga | |
Adelaide | Eastern Cape | |
Adendorp | Eastern Cape | |
Addo | Eastern Cape | |
Aggeneys | Northern Cape | |
L'Agulhas or Agulhas | Western Cape | also see Cape Agulhas |
Ahrens | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Akasia | Gauteng | northwest of Pretoria |
Albertinia | Western Cape | Garden route |
Alberton | Gauteng | |
Albertshoek | North West | |
Alderley | Eastern Cape | |
Alexander Bay | Northern Cape | |
Alexandria | Eastern Cape | |
Alexandra | Gauteng | Township north of Johannesburg |
Alettasrus | North West | |
Alice | Eastern Cape | Edikeni in Xhosa |
Alicedale | Eastern Cape | |
Aliwal North | Eastern Cape | |
Allandale | Free State | |
Allanridge | Free State | |
Alldays | Limpopo | |
Allep | Free State | |
Amalia | North West | |
Amalienstein | Western Cape | Klein Karoo |
Amanzimtoti | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Amersfoort | Mpumalanga | |
Amsterdam | Mpumalanga | |
Anerley | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Arlington | Free State | |
Arniston | Western Cape | |
Ashton | Western Cape | |
Askham | Northern Cape | |
Atlantis | Western Cape | |
Atteridgeville | Gauteng | |
Augrabies | Northern Cape | |
Aurora | Western Cape |
B
C
D
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
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Dalton | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Danielskuil | Northern Cape | |
Dannhauser | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Darling | Western Cape | |
Darnall | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Daveyton | Gauteng | |
De Aar | Northern Cape | |
Dealesville | Free State | |
De Doorns | Western Cape | |
De Kelders | Western Cape | |
Delareyville | North West | |
Delmas | Mpumalanga | |
Delportshoop | Northern Cape | |
Deneysville | Free State | |
Derby | North West | |
De Rust | Western Cape | |
Despatch | Eastern Cape | |
Devon | Gauteng | |
Dewetsdorp | Free State | |
Dibeng | Northern Cape | |
Dingleton | Northern Cape | |
Döhne | Eastern Cape | |
Doonside | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Doringbaai | Western Cape | |
Dordrecht | Eastern Cape | |
Douglas | Northern Cape | |
Drummond | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Duduza | Gauteng | |
Duiwelskloof | Limpopo | renamed Modjadjiskloof |
Dullstroom | Mpumalanga | |
Dundee | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Durbanville | Western Cape | |
Dutywa | Eastern Cape | |
Dysselsdorp | Western Cape |
E
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Edenburg | Free State | |
Edenvale | Gauteng | |
Edenville | Free State | |
Eendekuil | Western Cape | |
East London | Eastern Cape | Xhosa: eMonti, part of Buffalo City |
ekuPhakameni | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Elandsbaai | Western Cape | |
Elandslaagte | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Elim | Western Cape | |
Elgin | Western Cape | |
Elliot | Eastern Cape | |
eMdloti | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Empangeni | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Ermelo | Mpumalanga | |
Eshowe | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Estcourt | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Evaton | Gauteng | |
Excelsior | Free State |
F
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Faure | Western Cape | |
Fauresmith | Free State | |
Ficksburg | Free State | |
Firgrove | Western Cape | |
Fisherhaven | Western Cape | |
Fish Hoek | Western Cape | |
Flagstaff | Eastern Cape | |
Fochville | Gauteng | |
Fort Beaufort | Eastern Cape | |
Fouriesburg | Free State | |
Frankfort | Free State | |
Franklin | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Franskraal | Western Cape | |
Franschhoek | Western Cape | |
Fraserburg | Northern Cape |
G
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Ga-Motlagomo | Limpopo | |
Gansbaai | Western Cape | |
Ganyesa | North West | |
Ga-Rankuwa | North West | |
Gcuwa | Eastern Cape | previously Butterworth |
Genadendal | Western Cape | |
George | Western Cape | |
Germiston | Gauteng | |
Giyani | Limpopo | |
Glencoe | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Gonubie | Eastern Cape | Part of East London |
Gordon's Bay | Western Cape | |
Gouda | Western Cape | |
Graaff-Reinet | Eastern Cape | |
Graafwater | Western Cape | |
Grabouw | Western Cape | |
Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | renamed to Makhanda |
Graskop | Mpumalanga | |
Gravelotte, Limpopo | Limpopo | |
Greylingstad | Mpumalanga | |
Greyton | Western Cape | |
Greytown | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Griekwastad | Northern Cape | formerly Griquatown |
Groblersdal | Limpopo | |
Groblershoop | Northern Cape | |
Groot Marico | North West |
H
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Haenertsburg | Limpopo | |
Hammanskraal | Gauteng | |
Hankey | Eastern Cape | |
Harrismith | Free State | |
Hartbeespoort | North West Province | |
Hattingspruit | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Hazyview | Mpumalanga | |
Hectorspruit | Mpumalanga | |
Heidelberg | Gauteng | |
Heidelberg | Western Cape | |
Heilbron | Free State | |
Henley on Klip | Gauteng | |
Hennenman | Free State | |
Hermanus | Western Cape | |
Hertzogville | Free State | |
Hibberdene | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Hillcrest | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Hilton | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Himeville | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Hluhluwe | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Hobhouse | Free State | |
Hoedspruit | Limpopo | |
Hofmeyr | Eastern Cape | |
Hoopstad | Free State | |
Hopefield | Western Cape | |
Hopetown | Northern Cape | |
Howick | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Humansdorp | Eastern Cape |
I
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Ibhayi | Eastern Cape | Collection of townships north of Port Elizabeth |
Ifafa Beach | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Illovo Beach | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Indwe | Eastern Cape | |
Impendle | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Inanda | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Ingwavuma | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Irene | Gauteng | |
Isando | Gauteng | |
Isipingo | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Ixopo | KwaZulu-Natal |
J
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Jamestown | Western Cape | |
Jansenville | Eastern Cape | |
Jacobsdal | Free State | |
Jagersfontein | Free State | |
Jan Kempdorp | Northern Cape | |
Jeffreys Bay | Eastern Cape | |
Johannesburg | Gauteng |
K
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Kaapmuiden | Mpumalanga | |
Karridene | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Katlehong | Gauteng | |
Kempton Park | Gauteng | |
Kenton-on-Sea | Eastern Cape | |
Kestell | Free State | |
Keurboomstrand | Western Cape | |
Kgotsong | Free State | |
Khayelitsha | Western Cape | |
Kimberley | Northern Cape | |
Kingsburgh | KwaZulu-Natal | |
King William's Town | Eastern Cape | |
Kinross | Mpumalanga | |
Kirkwood | Eastern Cape | |
Klapmuts | Western Cape | |
Klerksdorp | North West Province | |
Kloof | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Knysna | Western Cape | |
Koffiefontein | Free State | |
Kokstad | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Komatipoort | Mpumalanga | |
Kommetjie | Western Cape | |
Koppies | Free State | |
Kraaifontein | Western Cape | |
Kromdraai | Gauteng | |
Kroonstad | Free State | |
Kriel | Mpumalanga | |
Krugersdorp | Gauteng | now part of Mogale City |
Kuils River | Western Cape | |
KwaDukuza | KwaZulu-Natal | previously Stanger |
KwaMashu | KwaZulu-Natal | |
KwaMhlanga | Mpumalanga | |
KwaThema | Gauteng |
L
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Ladybrand | Free State | |
Lady Frere | Eastern Cape | |
Lady Grey | Eastern Cape | |
Ladysmith | KwaZulu-Natal | Mnambithi |
Laingsburg | Western Cape | |
La Lucia | KwaZulu-Natal | |
La Mercy | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Lambert's Bay | Western Cape | |
Lenasia | Gauteng | |
Lephalale | Limpopo | previously Ellisras |
Lichtenburg | North West | |
Lindley | Free State | |
Lyttelton | Gauteng | |
Loopspruit | Mpumalanga | |
Louis Trichardt | Limpopo | Known as "Makhado" June 2003 - March 2007 |
Louwsburg | KwaZulu-Natal | Zulu name: Ngotshe |
Luckhoff | Free State | |
Lydenburg | Mpumalanga |
M
N
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Naboomspruit | Limpopo | new name Mookgophong |
Newcastle | KwaZulu-Natal | |
New Germany | KwaZulu-Natal | |
New Hanover | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Engcobo | Eastern Cape | |
Nieu-Bethesda | Eastern Cape | |
Nigel | Gauteng | |
Nongoma | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Noordhoek | Western Cape | |
Nottingham Road | KwaZulu-Natal |
O
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Odendaalsrus | Free State | |
Ogies | Mpumalanga | |
Ohrigstad | Mpumalanga | |
Orania, Northern Cape | Northern Cape | |
Oranjeville | Free State | |
Orchards | Gauteng | |
Orkney | North West | |
oThongathi | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Oudtshoorn | Western Cape | |
Oyster Bay | Eastern Cape |
P
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Paarl | Western Cape | |
Palm Beach | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Park Rynie | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Parys | Free State | |
Patensie | Eastern Cape | |
Paterson | Eastern Cape | |
Paulpietersburg | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Paul Roux | Free State | |
Pennington | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Perdekop | Mpumalanga | |
Petrusburg | Free State | |
Petrus Steyn | Free State | |
Phalaborwa | Limpopo | |
Philadelphia | Western Cape | |
Philippolis | Free State | |
Phuthaditjhaba | Free State | Qwaqwa |
Piet Retief | Mpumalanga | |
Pietermaritzburg | KwaZulu-Natal | Mgungundlovu/Mgungundlovana |
Piketberg | Western Cape | |
Pilgrim's Rest | Mpumalanga | |
Pinetown | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Plettenberg Bay | Western Cape | |
Plooysburg | Northern Cape | |
Pniel | Western Cape | |
Polokwane | Limpopo | previously Pietersburg |
Pomeroy | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Pongola | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Port Alfred | Eastern Cape | |
Port Edward | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | renamed Gqeberha |
Port Shepstone | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Port St. Johns | Eastern Cape | |
Potchefstroom | North West | |
Pretoria | Gauteng | Tshwane |
Prieska | Northern Cape | |
Prins Albert | Western Cape |
Q
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Queensburgh | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Queenstown | Eastern Cape | Komani |
R
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Ramsgate | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Randburg | Gauteng | |
Randfontein | Gauteng | |
Ratanda | Gauteng | |
Reddersburg | Free State | |
Reitz | Free State | |
Richards Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Richmond | Northern Cape | |
Riebeek Kasteel | Western Cape | |
Robertson | Western Cape | |
Roodepoort | Gauteng | |
Rooihuiskraal | Gauteng | |
Rosendal | Free State | |
Rouxville | Free State | |
Rustenburg | North West | Phokeng |
S
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Sabie | Mpumalanga | |
Salt Rock | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Sandton | Gauteng | |
Sannieshof | North West | |
Sasolburg | Free State | |
Schweizer-Reneke | North West | |
Scottburgh | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Sebokeng | Gauteng | |
Secunda | Mpumalanga | |
Senekal | Free State | |
Sezela | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Sharpeville | Gauteng | |
Shawela | Limpopo | |
Shelly Beach | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Smithfield | Free State | |
Somerset East | Eastern Cape | |
Somerset West | Western Cape | |
Soshanguve | Gauteng | |
Southbroom | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Soweto | Gauteng | |
Springbok | Northern Cape | |
Springfontein | Free State | |
Springs | Gauteng | |
Standerton | Mpumalanga | |
Stilfontein | North West | |
Stellenbosch | Western Cape | |
Steynsburg | Eastern Cape | |
Steynsrus | Free State | |
St Francis Bay | Eastern Cape | |
St Lucia | KwaZulu-Natal | |
St Georges Strand | Eastern Cape | |
St Michael's-on-sea | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Strand | Western Cape | |
Strydenburg | Northern Cape | |
Stutterheim | Eastern Cape | |
Summerstrand | Eastern Cape | |
Swartberg | Western Cape | |
Swartkops | Eastern Cape | |
Swellendam | Western Cape | |
Swinburne | Free State |
T
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Tarkastad | Eastern Cape | |
Tembisa | Gauteng | |
Thaba Nchu | Free State | |
Thabazimbi | Limpopo | |
Theunissen | Free State | |
Thohoyandou | Limpopo | |
Thokoza | Gauteng | |
Trichardt | Mpumalanga | |
Trompsburg | Free State | |
Tsakane | Gauteng | |
Tugela Ferry | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Tulbagh | Western Cape | |
Tweeling | Free State | |
Tweespruit | Free State |
U
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Ubombo | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Uitenhage | Eastern Cape | Kariega |
Ulundi | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Umbogintwini | KwaZulu-Natal | eZimbokodweni |
Umgababa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Umhlali | KwaZulu-Natal | |
uMhlanga | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Umkomaas | KwaZulu-Natal | eMkhomazi |
Umlazi | KwaZulu-Natal | eMlaza |
Umtentweni | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Umzinto | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Umzumbe | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Underberg | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Upington | Northern Cape | |
Uniondale, Western Cape | Western Cape | |
Utrecht | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Uvongo | KwaZulu-Natal |
V
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Vaalbank | Mpumalanga | |
Vaalwater | Limpopo | |
Vanderbijlpark | Gauteng | |
Van Reenen | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Van Stadensrus | Free State | |
Ventersburg | Free State | |
Vereeniging | Gauteng | |
Verkeerdevlei | Free State | |
Verulam | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Victoria West | Northern Cape | |
Viljoenskroon | Free State | |
Villiers | Free State | |
Virginia | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Vivo | Limpopo | |
Volksrust | Mpumalanga | |
Vosloorus | Gauteng | |
Vrede | Free State | |
Vredefort | Free State | |
Vryburg | North West | |
Vryheid | KwaZulu-Natal |
W
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Wakkerstroom | Mpumalanga | |
Warden | Free State | |
Warner Beach | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Warrenton | Northern Cape | |
Wartburg | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Wasbank | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Waterfall | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Waterval Boven | Mpumalanga | |
Waterval Onder | Mpumalanga | |
Wedela | Gauteng[1] | |
Weenen | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Welkom | Free State | Mvela |
Wellington | Western Cape | |
Wepener | Free State | |
Wesselsbron | Free State | |
Westonaria | Gauteng | |
Westville | KwaZulu-Natal | |
White River | Mpumalanga | |
Whittlesea | Eastern Cape | Hewu |
Wilderness | Western Cape | |
Williston | Northern Cape | |
Winburg | Free State | |
Winkelspruit | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Winterton | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Witbank | Mpumalanga | Emalahleni |
Wolmaransstad | North West | |
Worcester | Western Cape |
Y
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
York | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Yzerfontein | Western Cape |
Z
Name | Province | Remarks/new name |
---|---|---|
Zastron | Free State | |
Zeerust | North West | |
Zwelitsha | Eastern Cape |
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References
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