Dutch Cape Colony

Summary

Dutch Cape Colony is a colony^[1]. It draws 690 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #24 of 146).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dutch Cape Colony is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• Dutch Cape Colony's continent is recorded as Africa^[4].
• Dutch Cape Colony's instance of is recorded as colony^[5].
• Dutch Cape Colony's official language is recorded as Dutch^[6].
• Dutch Cape Colony's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg^[7].
• Dutch Cape Colony's locator map image is recorded as Kapkolonie 1795.jpg^[8].
• Dutch Cape Colony's Commons category is recorded as Cape Colony^[9].
• +1652-04-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dutch Cape Colony^[10].
• Dutch Cape Colony was dissolved in +1795-08-07T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Dutch Cape Colony's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.91666667, 'lon': 18.41666667}^[12].
• Dutch Cape Colony's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r3sbfq^[13].
• Dutch Cape Colony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dutch Cape Colony^[14].
• Dutch Cape Colony's replaced by is recorded as British Cape Colony^[15].

Body

Geography

Dutch Cape Colony is in the country of South Africa^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Africa^[4].

Designation and Status

Dutch Cape Colony's instance of is recorded as colony^[5].

History and Context

+1652-04-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dutch Cape Colony^[10].

Why It Matters

Dutch Cape Colony draws 690 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #24 of 146).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]