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Cape Town
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Cape Town

City in the Western Cape, South Africa

Cityport citystatistical territorial entitybig cityQ5465

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

Country
Located in
Population
Area
  • 2,454.72 km²
Elevation
Head of government
Founded
  • 1652
Postal code

Overview

Over time

Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source

Population

All data

190 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Twinned administrative body
Local dialing code
  • 45
Capital of
Located in or next to body of water
Demonym
Named after
Said to be the same as
Office held by the head of government
Official name
  • Cape Town(since 1814)
  • Kaapstad(until 1814)
  • Капстад(until 1814)
  • Кейптаун(since 1814)
Part of
Native label
Member of
Continent
Present in work
Flag
Hashtag
Official language
Social media followers

On other databases

109 identifiers linking Cape Town across the web's reference databases