Provinces of South Africa

Provinces of South Africa
North West Northern Cape Gauteng Limpopo Mpumalanga Free State KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape Western Cape
Category	Regional state
Location	South Africa
Created	27 April 1994 (1994-04-27)
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	Provincial government National 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.

1. ↑ https://southafrica-info.com/land/nine-provinces-south-africa/