A city is an area in which a large number of people live fairly close together. Cities usually have their own separate governments and systems for maintaining and providing utilities and transportation.

Different countries have specific definitions of what actually qualifies as a city, but the word is often used generally to describe a place where many people live. Real-life examples: New York City, Tokyo, Paris, London, Moscow, Beijing, Madrid, and Berlin are examples of major cities around the world.

Cities in South Africa. From the sun-drenched, Indian Ocean beaches of Durban, to the go-go-go of Johannesburg to the spectacular Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town beneath it, South Africa's three main cities, Durban Johannesburg and Cape Town are perhaps the areas of the country that most define us a nation.