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Map of South Africa

South Africa is in Southern Africa. It has three capital cities, Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. Other cities on our maps include Johannesburg, Benoni and Durban. It shares land borders with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. About 65 million people lived in South Africa in 2025, according to the World Bank.

At the top of this page are a political map with the capital and major cities, a blank outline, a map of its provinces, a physical map of rivers, lakes and mountains and a locator map showing where it is. Each one downloads free as a PNG image, an SVG file or a printable PDF. Further down you’ll find a blank outline map with a labelled reference page, a reference map of its provinces, a quiz on the provinces, a city location quiz and a latitude and longitude worksheet. The learning pack puts them together in one PDF.

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Need the boundaries for GIS or a web map? Download South Africa boundary data as GeoJSON, KML or Shapefile.

Quick facts

Continent
Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Capitals
Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein
Population
About 65 million (2025)
Regions on the map
9 provinces
Latitude
47° S to 22° S
Longitude
16° E to 38° E

Facts come from the map data and the World Bank. Borders, regions and coordinates follow the source outlines, which are simplified and may not reflect recent changes. Sources

Worksheets and printables

These resources use simplified boundaries and selected places for learning. They are not intended for navigation. Place names and boundaries follow the listed sources and may differ between editions. Read more about our map sources and coverage.

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