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List of South African provinces by area

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Since theelection of 27 April 1994,South Africa has been divided intonine provinces. They vary widely in size, from theNorthern Cape, which covers nearly one-third of the country's land area, toGauteng, which takes up a mere 1.5%.

RankProvinceArea (km2)[1]Percentage
1Northern Cape372,88930.5
2Eastern Cape168,96613.8
3Free State129,82510.6
4Western Cape129,46210.6
5Limpopo125,75510.2
6North West104,8828.6
7KwaZulu-Natal94,3617.7
8Mpumalanga76,4956.3
9Gauteng18,1781.5
South Africa1,220,813100.0

ThePrince Edward Islands, which are considered part of the Western Cape for legal purposes but are administered by the nationalDepartment 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]

Historical data

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The provincial borders have changed twice since 1994: once on 1 March 2006, when all provinces except theFree State and theWestern Cape were affected; and once on 3 April 2009, when only theGauteng–North West border was altered.

Province1994–2006[3]
(km2)		Percentage2006–2009[4]
(km2)		Percentage2009–present[1]
(km2)		Percentage
Northern Cape361,83029.7372,88930.5372,88930.5
Eastern Cape169,58013.9168,96613.8168,96613.8
Free State129,48010.6129,82510.6129,82510.6
Western Cape129,37010.6129,46210.6129,46210.6
Limpopo123,91010.2125,75510.2125,75510.2
North West116,3209.5106,5128.7104,8828.6
KwaZulu-Natal92,1007.694,3617.794,3617.7
Mpumalanga79,4906.576,4956.376,4956.3
Gauteng17,0101.416,5481.418,1781.5
South Africa1,219,090100.01,220,813100.01,220,813100.0

The pre-2006 figures are based on a less accurate calculation, and therefore the total is different from that for the post-2006 figures.

References

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  1. ^abStats in brief, 2009(PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2009. p. 3.ISBN 978-0-621-38774-2. Retrieved14 January 2011.
  2. ^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 fromthe original(PDF) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved14 January 2011.
  3. ^Stats in brief, 2000(PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2000. p. 1.ISBN 0-621-29480-2. Retrieved14 January 2011.
  4. ^Stats in brief, 2006(PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2006. p. 3.ISBN 0-621-36558-0. Retrieved14 January 2011.
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