What languages are spoken in South Africa?

Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

SOUTH AFRICA

Republic of South Africa · ZA / ZAF / 710

ISO 3166-1 ZAF · 710

South Africa is a southern africa country in Africa. It has uses ZAR, speaks Afrikaans, English, and Southern Ndebele.

Population 0

Area (km²) 1,221,037

Capital Pretoria

Region Southern Africa

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: ZAF
ISO numeric: 710
Calling code: +27
TLD: .za
Driving side: —
Currencies: ZAR
Languages: afr, eng, nbl, nso, sot, ssw, tsn, tso, ven, xho, zul
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇿🇦

Cities

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Johannesburg Gauteng 9,418,183

Cape Town Western Cape 4,772,846

Durban KwaZulu-Natal 3,338,026

Pretoria Gauteng 2,112,693

Soweto Gauteng 1,695,047

Gqeberha Eastern Cape 1,050,078

Soshanguve Gauteng 872,309

Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal 839,327

Evaton Gauteng 725,468

Benoni Gauteng 605,344

Bloemfontein Free State 556,637

Thembisa Gauteng 511,655

East London Eastern Cape 478,676

Vereeniging Gauteng 474,681

Boksburg Gauteng 445,168

Welkom Free State 431,944

Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal 404,838

Krugersdorp Gauteng 378,821

Rustenburg North West 373,695

Emalahleni Mpumalanga 373,403

Diepsloot Gauteng 350,000

Randburg Gauteng 337,053

Roodepoort Gauteng 326,416

Botshabelo Free State 309,714

Brakpan Gauteng 305,692

Kariega Eastern Cape 291,052

Polokwane Limpopo 272,461

Germiston Gauteng 255,863

Richards Bay KwaZulu-Natal 252,968

Vanderbijlpark Gauteng 246,754

Athlone Western Cape 237,414

Paarl Western Cape 236,910

Centurion Gauteng 236,580

Klerksdorp North West 227,039

Somerset West Western Cape 225,289

Mdantsane Eastern Cape 205,504

Middelburg Mpumalanga 196,263

George Western Cape 188,580

Springs Gauteng 186,394

Ivory Park Gauteng 184,383

Carletonville Gauteng 182,304

Alexandra Gauteng 179,624

Potchefstroom North West 178,285

Mthatha Eastern Cape 164,848

KwaDukuza KwaZulu-Natal 161,177

Medium airport

FAEO

Ermelo Airport

Medium airport

Universities

linked

American International School of Cape Town

aisct.org

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

cput.ac.za

Central University of Technology

cut.ac.za

Durban University of Technology

dut.ac.za

Mangosuthu Univerisity of Technology

mut.ac.za

Monash Univerisity South Africa

msa.ac.za

Nelson Mandela University

mandela.ac.za

North-West Univeristy

student.g.nwu.ac.za

North-West University

nwu.ac.za

Rhodes University

ru.ac.za

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

smu.ac.za

Sol Plaatje University

spu.ac.za

Tshwane University of Technology

tut.ac.za

Univerisity of Mpumalanga

ump.ac.za

University of Cape Town

uct.ac.za

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does South Africa use?: ZAR.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.
What is the capital of South Africa?: Pretoria.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/ZA

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "ZA",
    "iso_alpha3": "ZAF",
    "iso_numeric": "710",
    "common_name": "South Africa",
    "official_name": "Republic of South Africa",
    "capital": "Pretoria",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Southern Africa",
    "population": 0,
    "flag_emoji": "🇿🇦",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+27"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".za"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/za.svg",
    "area": 1221037.0,
    "latitude": -29.0,
    "longitude": 24.0,
    "languages": {
      "afr": "Afrikaans",
      "eng": "English",
      "nbl": "Southern Ndebele",
      "nso": "Northern Sotho",
      "sot": "Southern Sotho",
      "ssw": "Swazi",
      "tsn": "Tswana",
      "tso": "Tsonga",
      "ven": "Venda",
      "xho": "Xhosa",
      "zul": "Zulu"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "ZAR": {
        "name": "South African rand",
        "symbol": "R"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "BWA",
      "LSO",
      "MOZ",
      "NAM",
      "SWZ",
      "ZWE"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}