List of populated places in South Africa explained

A

Name Province Remarks/new name
L'Agulhas or Agulhas also see Cape Agulhas
northwest of Pretoria
Garden route
Township north of Johannesburg
Edikeni in Xhosa
Klein Karoo

B

Name Province Remarks/new name
Amatola District
also Leghadighadi - 'Deep waterhole'
previously Warmbaths
Capital of Eastern Cape
West Coast
Part of the City of Cape Town
Part of East London
now Gcuwa

C

Name Province Remarks/new name
Part of Cape Town
Part of Cape Town
Part of Cape Town
Free State
Part of Cape Town

E

Name Province Remarks/new name
Xhosa: eMonti, part of Buffalo City
Mpumalanga

F

Name Province Remarks/new name
Western Cape
Western Cape

G

Name Province Remarks/new name
Ga-MotlagomoLimpopo
previously Butterworth
Part of East London
Western Cape
renamed to Makhanda
formerly Griquatown

K

Name Province Remarks/new name
now part of Mogale City
previously Stanger

L

Name Province Remarks/new name
Mnambithi
previously Ellisras
Known as "Makhado" June 2003 - March 2007
Zulu name: Ngotshe

M

Name Province Remarks/new name
Adjacent to Winburg
previously Nelspruit
(previously Nylstroom)
(previously Potgietersrus)
Nkomokayixoshwa
(previously Messina)

P

Name Province Remarks/new name
Qwaqwa
Mgungundlovu/Mgungundlovana
previously Pietersburg
renamed Gqeberha
North West
Tshwane

S

Name Province Remarks/new name
SannieshofNorth West
Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape

U

Name Province Remarks/new name
Kariega
eZimbokodweni
UmkomaaseMkhomazi
eMlaza

W

Name Province Remarks/new name
Gauteng[1]
Mvela
Hewu
Emalahleni

Y

Name Province Remarks/new name
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Maps. Google Maps. 19 April 2018.