South Africa city rankings
20 cities from South Africa, ranked by how well-known.
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How well-known
South Africa ranked cities
Showing 20 of 20 cities by how well-known.
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Rank
Cape Town
Western Cape, South Africa
100/100
Famous / South Africa
2
Rank
Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa
100/100
Famous / South Africa
3
Rank
Johannesburg
Gauteng, South Africa
96/100
Famous / South Africa
4
Rank
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
85/100
Famous / South Africa
5
Rank
Gqeberha
Eastern Cape, South Africa
80/100
Famous / South Africa
6
Rank
Bloemfontein
Free State, South Africa
76/100
Famous / South Africa
7
Rank
Vereeniging
Gauteng, South Africa
69/100
Famous / South Africa
8
Rank
East London
Eastern Cape, South Africa
67/100
Famous / South Africa
9
Rank
Welkom
Free State, South Africa
67/100
Famous / South Africa
10
Rank
George
Western Cape, South Africa
65/100
Famous / South Africa
11
Rank
Worcester
Western Cape, South Africa
64/100
Famous / South Africa
12
Rank
Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
63/100
Famous / South Africa
13
Rank
Benoni
Gauteng, South Africa
62/100
Famous / South Africa
14
Rank
Upington
Northern Cape, South Africa
62/100
Famous / South Africa
15
Rank
Polokwane
Limpopo, South Africa
60/100
Notable / South Africa
16
Rank
Rustenburg
North West, South Africa
60/100
Notable / South Africa
17
Rank
Bhisho
Eastern Cape, South Africa
59/100
Notable / South Africa
18
Rank
Kimberley
Northern Cape, South Africa
59/100
Notable / South Africa
19
Rank
Klerksdorp
North West, South Africa
59/100
Notable / South Africa
20
Rank
Vryheid
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
59/100
Notable / South Africa