Which is the capital of South Africa?

It has three: Pretoria (government), Cape Town (Parliament) and Bloemfontein (the Supreme Court of Appeal). The map rings Pretoria as the national capital, beside Johannesburg, Gauteng’s capital; Cape Town and Bloemfontein are marked as the capitals of the Western Cape and the Free State.

Do the small ones get names?

Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.

Is there a worksheet version?

Yes — choose the numbered style: the provinces are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers after.

Why is the map landscape?

Each country is drawn on the page turned the way that shows it largest. South Africa is wider than it is tall, so A4 and Letter print landscape (297 × 210 mm on A4), and A3 too.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The PDF is made in your browser.

Map of South Africa with Provinces and Capitals

Every one of the 9 provinces, named, with its capital.

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South Africa’s 9 provinces and capitals on A4, Pretoria ringed in Gauteng

A learner revising the provinces for a Social Sciences test prints the map on A4. South Africa is wider than tall, so the page turns to landscape (297 × 210 mm): the 9 province names sit inside, and 10 dots are named, the 9 provincial capitals and Pretoria, which gets the national capital’s ring.

The names are the current ones: Polokwane, Mbombela and Mahikeng, not Pietersburg, Nelspruit or Mafikeng.
Every name fits without a leader line on A4, Letter or A3.
For the test itself choose “Numbered, to write the names and capitals”: the provinces are numbered as in the table, 1 Limpopo to 9 Eastern Cape, with the answers after.

No.	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

One landscape page, south-africa-map.pdf, with the 9 provinces and their capitals named. In Gauteng, Johannesburg is marked as the provincial capital and Pretoria, close by, with the ring.

How it works

The map names the provinces of South Africa and marks each capital with a dot and its name.
Choose the paper — A3 leaves more room for the names — or the blank style for a quiz.
Press Make PDF and print; the lines are vector, so they stay sharp at any size.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the capital of South Africa?: It has three: Pretoria (government), Cape Town (Parliament) and Bloemfontein (the Supreme Court of Appeal). The map rings Pretoria as the national capital, beside Johannesburg, Gauteng’s capital; Cape Town and Bloemfontein are marked as the capitals of the Western Cape and the Free State.
Do the small ones get names?: Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.
Is there a worksheet version?: Yes — choose the numbered style: the provinces are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers after.
Why is the map landscape?: Each country is drawn on the page turned the way that shows it largest. South Africa is wider than it is tall, so A4 and Letter print landscape (297 × 210 mm on A4), and A3 too.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The PDF is made in your browser.