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Cape Town
Kaapstad iKapa | |
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![]() Top: V&A Waterfront. Centre left: Cape Town City Hall. Centre right: Central Cape Town. Middle left: Simon's Town. Middle right: Bo-Kaap historical Malay quarter. Bottom: Table Mountain as seen from Bloubergstrand. | |
Nickname(s): The Mother City, The Tavern of the Seas | |
Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for "Good Hope") | |
![]() The Cape Town metropolitan area | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | [[]] |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Founded | 1652 |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan municipality |
• Mayor | Patricia de Lille (DA) |
• Council | Cape Town City Council |
• City manager | Achmat Ebrahim |
Area | |
• City | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/area km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,454.72 km2 (947.77 sq mi) |
Population (2001 city; 2011 metro)[2] | |
• City | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/population |
• Metro | ୩୭,୪୦,୦୨୬ |
• Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Demonym | Capetonian |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/race% |
• Coloured | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/race% |
• Indian/Asian | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/race% |
• White | ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metadata South Africa/mainplace/race% |
First languages (2001) | |
• English | 51.9% |
• Afrikaans | 43.7% |
• Xhosa | 2.7% |
• Other | 1.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code range | 7700 to 8099 |
Area code | +27 (0)21 |
Website | www.CapeTown.gov.za |
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