List of South African provinces by area information
Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in size, from the Northern Cape, which covers nearly one-third of the country's land area, to Gauteng, which takes up a mere 1.5%.
Rank
Province
Area (km2)[1]
Percentage
1
Northern Cape
372,889
30.5
2
Eastern Cape
168,966
13.8
3
Free State
129,825
10.6
4
Western Cape
129,462
10.6
5
Limpopo
125,755
10.2
6
North West
104,882
8.6
7
KwaZulu-Natal
94,361
7.7
8
Mpumalanga
76,495
6.3
9
Gauteng
18,178
1.5
South Africa
1,220,813
100.0
The Prince Edward Islands, which are considered part of the Western Cape for legal purposes but are administered by the national Department of Environmental Affairs, are not included in this table; they have surface areas of 290 km2 (Marion Island) and 45 km2 (Prince Edward Island).[2]
^Stats in brief, 2009(PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2009. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-621-38774-2. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^Cooper, John (June 2006). "Antarctica and Islands: Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook report on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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