Cape Town

Summary

Cape Town is a port city^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,544 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cape Town was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Cape Town was a member of Wetland City Network^[4].
• Cape Town is located in City of Cape Town^[5].
• Cape Town is in the country of South Africa^[6].
• Cape Town is on the body of water Table Bay^[7].
• Cape Town's head of government is recorded as Dan Plato^[8].
• Cape Town's head of government is recorded as Geordin Hill-Lewis^[9].
• Cape Town's image is recorded as Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de León, Sudáfrica, 2018-07-22, DD 34.jpg^[10].
• Cape Town's image is recorded as Cape-town-port-boats.jpg^[11].
• Cape Town's image is recorded as CapeTown CityHall.jpg^[12].
• Cape Town's image is recorded as Mardi Gras, Cape Town (P1050737).jpg^[13].
• Cape Town's continent is recorded as Africa^[14].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as port city^[15].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity^[16].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as big city^[17].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as legislative capital^[18].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as national capital^[19].
• Cape Town's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[20].
• Cape Town's official language is recorded as Afrikaans^[21].
• Cape Town's flag image is recorded as Flag of Cape Town, South Africa.svg^[22].
• Cape Town's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Cape Town, South Africa.png^[23].
• Cape of Good Hope is named after Cape Town^[24].
• Cape Town's logo image is recorded as Logo of Cape Town, South Africa.svg^[25].
• Cape Town's flag is recorded as flag of Cape Town^[26].
• Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aachen^[27].

Body

Founding

+1652-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cape Town^[28].

Identity

Cape Town's part of is recorded as Western Cape^[29].

Why It Matters

Cape Town ranks in the top 2% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,544 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]