Slums in South Africa exist in all major cities. There are also rural informal settlements. The slums are listed below under the city or town they are nearest to.
Amanzimtoti
Ballito
- Shaka's Head
Cape Town
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- Bonteheuwel
- Crossroads
- Du Noon
- Flamingo Crescent
- Gugulethu
- Joe Slovo
- Khayelitsha
- Langa
- Mfuleni
- Mitchells Plain- 310,485 inhabitants in 2011.
- Nyanga
- Philippi
- Santini
Durban
- Chatsworth
- Inanda
- Kennedy Road
- KwaMashu - 175,663 inhabitants in 2011.
- Ntuzuma
- Piesangriver
Durbanville
East London
- Duncan Village
- Mdantsane - 156,835 inhabitants in 2011.
Fish Hoek
George
Hout Bay
Johannesburg
- Alexandra - 179,624 inhabitants in 2011.
- Kanana Park
- Soweto - 1,271,628 inhabitants in 2011.
Kempton Park
Kraaifontein
KwaDukuza
- Nkobongo (adjoining Shakaskraal)
Margate
- KwaMasinenge
Mbombela
- KaNyamazane
- Matafeni (Mataffin)
- Matsulu
oThongathi
- Hambanathi
Paarl
Pinetown
- Clermont
- KwaDabeka
- Mpumalanga (Hammarsdale)
- Tshelimnyama
Port Elizabeth
- Ibhayi - 237,799 inhabitants in 2011.
- Motherwell
Port Shepstone
Randburg
- Cosmo City
Rustenburg
- Freedom Park - estimated size 25,000 people in 2008.
Stellenbosch
Strand
Verulam
- Waterloo
See also
References
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