South Africa Provinces: Capitals, Areas, Population, and Neighboring Countries

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• Maps of South Africa Provinces, Capitals, and Neighbouring Countries South Africa is divided into nine provinces. The names of these provinces are: 1. KwaZulu-Natal 2. Eastern Cape 3. Western Cape 4. Northern Cape 5. Free State 6. Gauteng 7. Mpumalanga 8. Limpopo 9. North West As well as being provincial capital cities, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital (supreme court); Pretoria is the executive capital (seat of government); and Cape Town is the legislative capital (parliament). There are vast differences in the size of the provinces, from tiny and crowded Gauteng to the vast, arid Northern Cape. Have a look at the list below, which shows the different sizes of the provinces: 1. Free State - 129,480 km² 2. Gauteng - 18,178 km² 3. KwaZulu-Natal - 94,361 km² 4. Limpopo - 125,754 km² 5. Northern Cape - 372,889 km² 6. Western Cape - 129,462 km² 7. Eastern Cape - 168,966 km² 8. Mpumalanga - 76,495 km² 9. North West - 104,882 km² **ACTIVITY 2** Using the given map of South Africa, label the nine capital cities. Do them creatively on the map. You could add a picture in place of the city. Be careful with your spelling! --- **ACTIVITY 1** Reorder the list of provinces from biggest to s...