1. The land area of South Africa

1.1 Area (square km) covered by each province

 

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

Square km

169,580

129,480

17,010

92,100

79,490

361,830

123,910

116,320

129,370

1,219,090

Source: Department of Land Affairs

Distribution of the land area of South Africa by province
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• The largest province in area (shown as the largest slice of the pie diagram) is Northern Cape.

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