Provinces of South Africa

South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands were reintegrated and the four existing provinces were divided as follows (numbered corresponding with the map to the right and with the capital in parenthesis):

Related Topics:
South Africa - 1994 general election

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• Western Cape (Cape Town)
• Northern Cape (Kimberley)
• Eastern Cape (Bisho)
• KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg¹)
• Free State (Bloemfontein)
• North West (Mafikeng)
• Gauteng (Johannesburg)
• Mpumalanga (Nelspruit)
• Limpopo (Polokwane)

¹: Pietermaritzburg and Ulundi shared being capital of KwaZulu-Natal during 1994–2004.

Related Topics:
Ulundi - 1994 - 2004

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