Area and Population of the Several Colonies, Republics and Territories in South Africa

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Political Map of South Africa.
Orographical Map of South Africa.
Rainfall Map of South Africa.

AREA IN SQUARE MILES. POPULATION IN 1891.

European. Coloured. Total.

British—
Cape Colony (including
Walfish Bay) 277,000 382,198 1,383,762 1,765,960

Basutoland 10,293 578 218,624 219,202

Bechuanaland
(Protectorate) 200,000 (?) 800 (?) 200,000 (?) ——

Natal 20,461 46,788 497,125 543,913

Zululand 12,500 (?) 1,100 179,270 (?) 180,370

Tongaland (British) 2,000 (?) none 20,000 (?) ——

Territories of British
South Africa Company,
south of the
Zabesi (Matabililand
and Mashonaland) 142,000 7,000
(1899) (?)
unknown ——

Independent—
South African Republic
(Transvaal) 119,139 245,397 (?) 622,500 (?) 867,897

Swaziland (dependent
on South African
Republic) 8,500 900 (?) 55,000 (?) ——

Orange Free State 48,326 77,716 129,787 207,503

Portuguese East Africa 300,000 (?) 10,000 (?) 3,100,000 (?) ——

German South West
Africa 320,000 (?) 2,025
(1896) 200,000 (?) ——