Provinces of South Africa | |
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Category | Regional state |
Location | South Africa |
Created | 27 April 1994 |
Number | 9 Provinces |
Populations | 1,355,946 (Northern Cape) – 15,099,422 (Gauteng) |
Areas | 18,178 km2 (7,019 sq mi) (Gauteng) – 372,889 km2 (143,973 sq mi) (Northern Cape) |
Government | |
Subdivisions | Districts Metropolitan municipality |
South Africa has nine provinces.[1]
Just before the 1994 general election, the number of provinces went up from four to nine, because all the Bantustans became provinces.
Provinces have their own government, led by a Premier.