Which capital is marked?

Pretoria, the seat of government, is marked as the national capital; Cape Town and Bloemfontein appear as provincial capitals.

Where does the map come from?

From Natural Earth, a free public-domain map dataset that shows borders as they are in practice. It is a map to learn and colour, not to measure distances.

Which capital does the worksheet ask for Gauteng?

Johannesburg, the provincial capital. Pretoria has its own ringed dot on the map as the national capital, but the line for Gauteng in the answers reads Johannesburg.

Do all the names fit?

Yes, on A4, US Letter and A3 all nine are inside their provinces, with no leader lines. Gauteng, the smallest, gets the smallest type, 1.6 mm on A4.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The PDF is made in your browser.

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South Africa’s 9 provinces on landscape A4, with Pretoria ringed and a capitals quiz

A Grade 5 teacher in Durban prints the names style on A4 with “Mark the capitals” ticked. The sheet is landscape, and all nine names sit inside their provinces: Northern Cape and Eastern Cape at 4.4 mm, Gauteng, the smallest, at 1.6 mm. There are 10 dots, all named: one capital per province, and Pretoria, ringed, as the national capital.

Gauteng has two dots: Johannesburg, its provincial capital, and Pretoria, ringed. Cape Town and Bloemfontein are marked as the capitals of Western Cape and Free State.
“Numbered, to write the names and capitals” gives south-africa-capitals-worksheet.pdf: two upright A4 pages, the provinces numbered as in the table, two lines each, the answers on page two.

No. on the worksheet	Province	Capital
1	Limpopo	Polokwane
2	Northern Cape	Kimberley
3	North West	Mahikeng
4	Free State	Bloemfontein
5	Gauteng	Johannesburg
6	Mpumalanga	Mbombela
7	KwaZulu-Natal	Pietermaritzburg
8	Western Cape	Cape Town
9	Eastern Cape	Bhisho

A labelled map for the wall and a quiz for the class. The answers pupils miss most: Bhisho, not East London, for Eastern Cape; Mahikeng for North West; and Mbombela, the former Nelspruit, for Mpumalanga.

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Pick a style: blank with the borders for a quiz, the outline only for drawing, or with the names.
Tick “Mark the capitals” to add a dot for each capital, and choose the paper.
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Frequently asked questions

Which capital is marked?: Pretoria, the seat of government, is marked as the national capital; Cape Town and Bloemfontein appear as provincial capitals.
Where does the map come from?: From Natural Earth, a free public-domain map dataset that shows borders as they are in practice. It is a map to learn and colour, not to measure distances.
Which capital does the worksheet ask for Gauteng?: Johannesburg, the provincial capital. Pretoria has its own ringed dot on the map as the national capital, but the line for Gauteng in the answers reads Johannesburg.
Do all the names fit?: Yes, on A4, US Letter and A3 all nine are inside their provinces, with no leader lines. Gauteng, the smallest, gets the smallest type, 1.6 mm on A4.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The PDF is made in your browser.