Province of the Western Cape (Western Cape), Western Cape

Province of the Western Cape: Province of South Africa

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Quick Facts about Western Cape

Population : 7,005,741
Country : South Africa
State : Western Cape (South Africa)
Head of government : Premier of the Western Cape
Area : 129462 km2
Easternmost point : Point(24.22241 -31.95564)
Northernmost point : Point(18.57012 -30.43026)
Legislative body : Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Official language : Xhosa, Afrikaans, English
Capital : Cape Town
Establishment : April 04, 1994 (29 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00
Local time : 20:27:16 (28th March 2024)

Geography

Western Cape is located at 34°0'0"S 20°0'0"E (-34.0000000, 20.0000000). It has 2 neighbors: Province of Eastern Cape and Province of Northern Cape.

Province of the Western Cape map

The largest city of Western Cape is Cape Town with a population of 3,433,441. . See all Western Cape cities & populated places.

  • Lynne Brown , 6 May, 2009 2008-07-25T00:00:00Z
  • Ebrahim Rasool , 25 July, 2008 2004-04-30T00:00:00Z
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk , 23 April, 2004 2002-06-21T00:00:00Z
  • Petrus Marais , 3 June, 2002 2001-12-05T00:00:00Z
  • Gerald Morkel , 12 November, 2001 1998-05-11T00:00:00Z
  • Hernus Kriel , 11 May, 1998 1994-05-07T00:00:00Z
  • Helen Zille , 22 May, 2019 2009-05-06T00:00:00Z
  • Alan Winde , 2019-05-22T00:00:00Z

Western Cape has 2 neighbours.

  • West Coast District Municipality
  • Cape Winelands District Municipality
  • City of Cape Town
  • Garden Route District Municipality
  • Overberg District Municipality
  • Central Karoo District Municipality

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1996 3,956,875 - census
2001 4,524,335 12.54% census
2011 5,822,734 22.3% census
2016 6,279,730 7.28% sample
2019 6,844,272 8.25% estimation process
2020 7,005,741 2.3% estimation process

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