Cape Town
city in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town
Summary
Cape Town is a port city[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,713 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 is on the continent of Africa[10].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as port city[11].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity[12].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as legislative capital[14].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as national capital[15].
- Cape Town's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[16].
- Cape Town's official language is recorded as Afrikaans[17].
- Cape of Good Hope is named after Cape Town[18].
- Cape Town's flag is recorded as flag of Cape Town[19].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aachen[20].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haifa[21].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou[22].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nice[23].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg[24].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Funchal[25].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antwerp[26].
- Cape Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pune[27].
Body
Founding
January 1, 1652 marks the founding of Cape Town[28].
Identity
Cape Town is part of Western Cape[29].
Why It Matters
Cape Town ranks in the top 2% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,713 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]