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50 Biggest Cities in Southern Africa on a Blank Map

Can you name the 50 biggest cities in Southern Africa (as defined by the UN)?
As you name cities, they will appear on the map
The colour of the population boxes indicates the country:

Green represents South Africa / Blue represents Botswana

Red represents Lesotho / Orange represents Namibia
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Last updated: June 20, 2022
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City
Population
Johannesburg
7 860 781
Cape Town
3 430 992
Durban
2 786 046
Pretoria
1 763 336
Gqeberha
876 436
Soshanguve
728 063
Evaton
605 504
Pietermaritzburg
475 238
Bloemfontein
464 591
Vereeniging
377 922
Maseru
330 760
Windhoek
325 858
Rustenburg
311 901
Witbank
311 657
East London
295 644
Newcastle
291 484
Gaborone
279 500
City
Population
Uitenhage
242 924
Polokwane
227 407
Kimberley
225 155
Welkom
211 014
Paarl
197 735
Klerksdorp
189 496
Somerset West
188 035
Botshabelo
181 712
Mdantsane
171 522
Middelburg
163 809
George
157 397
Carletonville
149 065
Potchefstroom
148 804
Mthatha
137 589
Stanger
134 525
Ladysmith
119 726
Embalehle
118 889
City
Population
Francistown
114 900
Sasolburg
113 368
Queenstown
98 988
Kroonstad
97 780
Worcester
97 075
Tweefontein
95 457
Hammanskraal
94 273
Orkney
91 854
Thohoyandou
89 427
Standerton
84 383
Ermelo
83 735
Stellenbosch
80 316
King William's Town
77 682
Bethlehem
76 015
Mokopane
75 516
Heidelberg
75 516
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Level 69
Apr 15, 2024
Nice quiz, but your instructions need a little more detail as to exactly what you are looking for. Uitenhage and PE for instance are part of the same municipality (as are Pretoria and Soshanguve). Sometimes the "old" name is acceptable, in others not (Umtata for Mthatha). I find it very difficult to believe that not one of the cities that form up Ekurhuleni is on this list, Germiston alone has over 250 000 people. Perhaps specify that you are looking for traditional towns, not municipalities but that you are looking for the "new" name.