Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres. Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres. Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres. The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres. The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.