Western Cape

province of South Africa
AdministrativeArea province_of_south_africa Q127167
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Western Cape

Summary

Western Cape is a province of South Africa[1]. It draws 1,342 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #3 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Cape is located in South Africa[3].
  • Western Cape is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Western Cape's head of government is recorded as Alan Winde[5].
  • Western Cape's image is recorded as AgulhasLighthouse.jpg[6].
  • Western Cape's image is recorded as Wilderness WC.jpg[7].
  • Western Cape's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa[8].
  • Western Cape's capital is recorded as Cape Town[9].
  • Western Cape's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Western Cape's official language is recorded as Afrikaans[11].
  • Western Cape's official language is recorded as Xhosa[12].
  • Western Cape's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Western Cape Province.png[13].
  • Western Cape's shares border with is recorded as Eastern Cape[14].
  • Western Cape's shares border with is recorded as Northern Cape[15].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Cape Town[16].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Coast District Municipality[17].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cape Winelands District Municipality[18].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Overberg District Municipality[19].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Garden Route District Municipality[20].
  • Western Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Karoo District Municipality[21].
  • Western Cape's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bavaria[22].
  • Western Cape's legislative body is recorded as Western Cape Provincial Parliament[23].
  • Western Cape's executive body is recorded as Provincial Cabinet of the Western Cape[24].
  • Western Cape's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145716915[25].
  • Western Cape's GND ID is recorded as 7583481-9[26].
  • Western Cape's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of the Western Cape[27].

Body

Geography

Western Cape is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in South Africa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Western Cape's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+129462.0'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5822734'}[29], {'amount': '+4524335'}[30], {'amount': '+3956875'}[31], {'amount': '+6279730'}[32], {'amount': '+6844272'}[33], and {'amount': '+7005741'}[34].

Designation and Status

Western Cape's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa[8].

History and Context

+1994-04-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Cape[35].

Why It Matters

Western Cape draws 1,342 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #3 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Census 2011: Census in brief. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Census 2011 Statistical release. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Census 2011 Statistical release. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Community Survey 2016, Statistical release. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . Mid-year population estimates, 2020. wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . Census 2011: Census in brief. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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