City of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of and surrounding areas. As of 2022 it has a population of 4,772,846.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Town Stadium and Bo-Kaap.

Stadium
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an association football and rugby union in , , that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Manor estate
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The is an area of , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Museum
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The , formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national located in . The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Camps Bay.

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is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

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is a suburb in on the of . Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.

Suburb
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The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in , , featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major , a marina, and multiple large hotels.

City of Cape Town

Latitude
-33.9167° or 33° 55′ south
Longitude
18.4167° or 18° 25′ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3CM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
8334583
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“City of Cape Town” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Stad Kaapstad Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit”
  • Armenian: “Քեյփթաուն”
  • Asturian: “City of Cape Town”
  • Belarusian: “Кейптаўн”
  • Catalan: “Ajuntament de Ciutat del Cap”
  • Cebuano: “City of Cape Town”
  • Chinese: “開普敦市”
  • Czech: “Město Kapské Město”
  • Danish: “Cape Town by”
  • Dutch: “Kaapstad”
  • Esperanto: “Municipo Kaburbo”
  • French: “Le Cap”
  • German: “Stadt Kapstadt”
  • Greek: “Πόλη του Κέιπ Τάουν”
  • Hebrew: “קייפטאון”
  • Hungarian: “Fokváros”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Cape Town”
  • Italian: “municipalità di Città del Capo”
  • Japanese: “ケープタウン都市圏”
  • Korean: “케이프타운시”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kapstad”
  • Macedonian: “Кејптаун”
  • Marathi: “केप टाउन”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cape Town Chhī To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé”
  • Polish: “obszar metropolitalny Kapsztad”
  • Portuguese: “Município metropolitano da Cidade do Cabo”
  • Russian: “Кейптаун”
  • Slovenian: “Mesto Cape Town”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad del Cabo”
  • Swedish: “Kapstadens stad”
  • Ukrainian: “Кейптаун”
  • Welsh: “Sir Tref y Penrhyn”
  • Xhosa: “IsiXeko SaseKapa”
  • Zulu: “City of Cape Town”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hyatt Regency Cape Town and Cape Town Lodge Hotel.

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