City of Cape Town

Summary

City of Cape Town is a metropolitan municipality in South Africa^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• City of Cape Town is located in Western Cape^[3].
• City of Cape Town is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• City of Cape Town's head of government is recorded as Geordin Hill-Lewis^[5].
• City of Cape Town's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in South Africa^[6].
• City of Cape Town's capital is recorded as Cape Town^[7].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as West Coast District Municipality^[8].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Cape Winelands District Municipality^[9].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Overberg District Municipality^[10].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Swartland Local Municipality^[11].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Drakenstein Local Municipality^[12].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Stellenbosch Local Municipality^[13].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Theewaterskloof Local Municipality^[14].
• City of Cape Town's shares border with is recorded as Overstrand Local Municipality^[15].
• City of Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monterrey^[16].
• City of Cape Town's legislative body is recorded as Cape Town City Council^[17].
• City of Cape Town's executive body is recorded as Mayoral Committee of the City of Cape Town^[18].
• City of Cape Town's postal code is recorded as 8000–8001^[19].
• City of Cape Town's Commons category is recorded as City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality^[20].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CA^[21].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CF^[22].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CY^[23].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CEY^[24].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CFM^[25].
• City of Cape Town's licence plate code is recorded as CFR^[26].
• City of Cape Town's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Geography

City of Cape Town is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Western Cape^[3].

Physical Characteristics

City of Cape Town covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2445'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1590'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+79'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2892243'}^[31], {'amount': '+3740026'}^[32], and {'amount': '+4005016'}^[33].

Designation and Status

City of Cape Town's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in South Africa^[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include December 5, 2000^[34] and 1839^[35].

Why It Matters

City of Cape Town has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]