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 (30 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+02:00 |
Local time : | 13:45:09 (24th November 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.
- Official Website
Official website of Western Cape
- 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.
- Eastern Cape province of South Africa
- Northern Cape province of South Africa
- 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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