Editable map of South African provinces
Colour the regions, add cities and labels, and download it in minutes. Free, no sign-up.
Ideas for a map of South African provinces
Nine provinces make a map that is easy to colour in full: a sales slide with one colour for each province, a depot network, a class chart. This one opens in the editor with all 9 drawn as separate shapes, and the cities that anchor most plans are a pin away.
Branches, depots and field teams
Pin Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria with the city search to show where the branches are, then colour the provinces by the team that covers them. With only 9 shapes, each team can have a colour of its own and a legend line that names it. The editable map of South Africa opens the same provinces drawn for the country, and Neighbours adds Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho for a regional slide.
Class work and trips
Pupils can colour each province as they cover it and add a title and legend for a display. For a trip, pin the cities you will see, link them with a route and numbered stops, and put the PNG in an itinerary. A road trip between Johannesburg and Cape Town is a route of two stops; add Durban and it becomes three.
Getting the look right
Start on the page: pick a colour and click a province. The Province lines switch shows or hides the lines between provinces, which is useful when you want the country to read as one block. Customise this map opens the editor with the provinces in the place list, including Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, so you can pick them by name. Minimal suits a board paper, Dark a deck with a dark theme and Vintage a trip poster.
Slides and files
For a slide, use the 16:9 canvas, then save a PNG with Transparent on or use Copy image and paste. A provinces slide with a short table beside it suits a quarterly review. The map for PowerPoint page has more on decks. SVG opens in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma, and a PDF on A4, Letter or A3 is for print.
How to do it in MapMaker
- Pick a colour in the bar on the map and click the provinces for one team, then repeat with the next colour.
- Switch on Neighbours if the slide should show the countries around South Africa.
- Choose Customise this map, then Add your cities to pin Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban.
- Add a title on the Canvas tab, then choose Download and pick PNG for slides or SVG for a design tool.
Embed this map
Paste this code into your website to show this map of South African provinces, with a small credit link back to MapMaker.so.
Facts about South African provinces
This map shows 9 provinces in Southern Africa. Together they have an area of about 1,220,000 km². The capital is Pretoria. The population is about 59 million (2019 estimate). The largest cities are Johannesburg, Cape Town, Benoni, Durban and Pretoria.
Questions people ask
How do I colour the South African provinces?
Pick a swatch in the bar on the map and click a province to fill it; click it again to clear it. In the editor, the place list names all 9 provinces, from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape.
Can I show the countries around South Africa?
Yes. The Neighbours switch in the bar on the map draws the surrounding countries in grey, so a slide can show Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho beside the provinces.
Can I add Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban?
Yes, in the editor. Add your cities opens the pin tool with the city search; type a city and the pin lands in place with a label you can edit, and a route can join several pins.
How do I put the map into a Google Slides deck?
Set the canvas to 16:9 in the editor, then download a PNG, with Transparent on if the slide has its own background, or use Copy image and paste. Slides takes the PNG like any picture.