Provinces of South Africa

Provinces of South Africa
CategoryRegional state
LocationSouth Africa
Created
  • 27 April 1994 (1994-04-27)
Number9 Provinces
Populations1,355,946 (Northern Cape) – 15,099,422 (Gauteng)
Areas18,178 km2 (7,019 sq mi) (Gauteng) – 372,889 km2 (143,973 sq mi) (Northern Cape)
Government
Subdivisions

South Africa is divided into nine provinces.[1] On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, known as Bantustans, were reintegrated into the country, and the four provinces were increased to nine. The borders of Natal and the Orange Free State were retained, while the Cape Province and Transvaal were divided into three provinces each, plus North West Province which straddles the border of and contains territory from both these two former provinces. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the Constitution of South Africa changed the borders of seven of the provinces.

  1. ^ "The nine provinces of South Africa - South Africa Gateway". South Africa Gateway. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.