3.8 Main water supply by province*

 

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu
-Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

Piped water in dwelling

325,431

251,055

1,313,736

650,677

220,302

92,913

169,589

212,715

740,438

3,976,855

Piped water on site or in yard

140,030

187,214

347,750

145,237

154,516

61,560

173,606

145,804

135,511

1,491,228

Public tap

247,104

149,488

224,377

304,502

121,842

16,014

398,414

228,236

75,968

1,765,945

Water-carrier/ tanker

12,133

4,768

20,148

20,059

21,140

1,602

9,911

17,683

3,759

111,204

Borehole/ rain-water tank/ well

50,890

20,536

32,561

110,755

39,463

7,563

94,942

77,065

8,108

441,884

Dam/ river/ stream/ spring

539,384

5,479

2,163

402,822

33,879

5,999

108,331

12,771

5,656

1,116,484

Unspecified
/Other

17,377

6,471

23,432

26,882

12,867

1,332

27,664

26,370

13,576

155,970

Total

1,332,348

625,011

1,964,168

1,660,934

604,010

186,984

982,457

720,643

983,015

9,059,571

* Excluding institutions and hostels