12,043,175
4,974,327
3,303,046
3,296,921
1,047,642
South Africa thoroughly dominates the region’s urban environment, with Cape Town leading as the largest city with 5M residents. Durban follows closely with 3.3M inhabitants, while Johannesburg maintains 12M residents.
The Gauteng urban region of South Africa contains several major cities, especially Pretoria (3.3M). This creates one of Africa’s largest metropolitan concentrations. Secondary cities in South Africa include Port Elizabeth (1M) and Pietermaritzburg (584.7K).
Beyond South Africa, the region’s capitals serve as primary urban centers for their respective nations: Windhoek in Namibia has 537.3K residents, while Gaborone in Botswana maintains 251.7K inhabitants.