3.8 Main water supply by province*
Eastern |
Free |
Gauteng |
Kwazulu |
Mpuma- |
Northern |
Northern |
North |
Western |
South |
|
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 |
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