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Cape Town

Also known as Kaapstad, iKapa, Kaap, Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, Mother City, Tavern of the Seas, West side

city in the Western Cape, South Africa

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Cape Town is a major city located in the Western Cape province of South Africa, serving as the country's legislative capital and primary port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of South Africa's most important economic and cultural centers, known for its natural setting between Table Mountain and the sea.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: administrative territorial entity
Part of: Western Cape
Named after: Cape of Good Hope
Official name: Кейптаун
Demonym: capetoniani
Country: Cape Colony
Located in: City of Cape Town
Continent: Africa
Official language: Afrikaans
Population: 3776001
Area: 2454.72
Elevation: 5
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Table Bay
Head of government: Geordin Hill-Lewis
Official website: www.capetown.gov.za
Image: Mardi Gras, Cape Town (P1050737).jpg
Dialing code: 45
Flag: flag of Cape Town
Said to be same as: City of Cape Town

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twinned administrative body: Monterrey
Commons category: Cape Town
topic's main category: Category:Cape Town
Commons gallery: Cape Town
inception: 1652-01-01
postal code: 8000
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cape Town
category for people born here: Category:Births in Cape Town
category of associated people: Category:People from Cape Town
native label: Motse Kapa
P8168: Ride of the Kings
present in work: Civilization V
hashtag: Kapstadt
P12749: Niccolò Machiavelli
social media followers: 7640
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.

The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town, which contains its central business district (CBD), is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a significant cultural heritage. The metropolitan area has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes a northern section in the West Beach region, as well as the False Bay area in the south.

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