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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  • Type: Locality with 3,500,000 residents
  • Description: metropolitan municipality in Western Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as: Cape Metropolitan Administration”, “Cape Metropolitan Council”, “Cape Town Metro”, “Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality”, “Cape Town Municipality”, “Cape Town Unicity”, “City of Cape Town Metro”, “City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality”, and “City of Cape Town Municipality
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bellville Velodrome and Jack Muller Danie Uys Park.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Techtonic Velodrome is a 250-meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville, . The venue has served as Greater Cape Town's main concert venue and has now been replaced by the .

Park
The is a municipal park situated in Boston, Bellville, Western Cape, .

Hospital
is a tertiary public hospital located in Parow. The hospital was officially opened in 1976 and is the largest district general hospital in the Western Cape and the second largest hospital in South Africa, with the capacity for 1899 beds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milnerton and Parow.

is a town in the , directly north of . It is known for its stunning properties, beautiful lagoon, links golf course and proximity to Cape Town's attractions.

Town
is the suburb of the City of Cape Town in the , South Africa and a Northern Suburb of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality founded by Johann Heinrich Ferdinand who arrived in the locality in 1865.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the , and is situated in the region of the City of Cape Town. It is 10 kilometres from and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways.

City of Cape Town

Latitude
-33.8927° or 33° 53′ 34″ south
Longitude
18.5942° or 18° 35′ 39″ east
Population
3,500,000
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
4FRW4H4V+WM
Geo­Names ID
8347437
Wiki­data ID
Q1185115
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“City of Cape Town” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Stad Kaapstad Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit
  • Afrikaans: Stad Kaapstad
  • Arabic: مدينة كيب تاون
  • Armenian: Քեյփթաուն
  • Asturian: City of Cape Town
  • Belarusian: Кейптаўн
  • Catalan: Ajuntament de Ciutat del Cap
  • Cebuano: City of Cape Town (distrito)
  • Cebuano: City of Cape Town
  • Chinese: Cape Town Chhī To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé
  • Chinese: 开普敦市
  • Chinese: 开普敦市都会市镇
  • Chinese: 開普敦市都會市鎮
  • Czech: Město Kapské Město
  • Danish: Cape Town by
  • Dutch: Kaapstad Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit
  • Dutch: Kaapstad Stedelijk Munisipaliteit
  • Dutch: Kaapstad
  • Esperanto: Municipo Kaburbo
  • French: Cape Town
  • French: Le Cap
  • French: Métropole du Cap
  • French: Municipalité métropolitaine de la ville du Cap
  • French: Ville de Cape Town
  • German: City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
  • German: Kapstadt (Großraum)
  • German: Kapstadt
  • German: Stadt Kapstadt
  • Greek: Πόλη του Κέιπ Τάουν
  • Hebrew: קייפטאון
  • Hungarian: Fokváros
  • Indonesian: Kota Cape Town
  • Italian: Area metropolitana di Città del Capo
  • Italian: municipalità di Città del Capo
  • Italian: Municipalità metropolitana di Città del Capo
  • Italian: Municipio metropolitano di Città del Capo
  • Japanese: ケープタウン市都市圏
  • Japanese: ケープタウン都市圏
  • Japanese: シティ・オブ・ケープタウン
  • Korean: 케이프타운시
  • Kurdish: Bajarê Cape Town
  • Luxembourgish: Kapstad
  • Macedonian: Кејптаун
  • Marathi: केप टाउन
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cape Town Chhī To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé
  • Moroccan Arabic: لمدينا د كيپ تاون
  • Ossetian: Кейптаун
  • Polish: obszar metropolitalny Kapsztad
  • Portuguese: Município metropolitano da Cidade do Cabo
  • Russian: Кейптаун
  • Slovenian: Mesto Cape Town
  • Spanish: Ciudad del Cabo
  • Spanish: Municipio metropolitano de Ciudad del Cabo
  • Spanish: Municipio Metropolitano de Ciudad del Cabo
  • Swedish: Kapstadens stad
  • Turkish: City of Cape Town
  • Ukrainian: Кейптаун
  • Welsh: Sir Tref y Penrhyn
  • Xhosa: IsiXeko saseKapa
  • Xhosa: IsiXeko SaseKapa
  • Zulu: City of Cape Town

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Highlights include Avondale and Parow.

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