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City of Cape Town
Stad Kaapstad (Afrikaans)
IsiXeko saseKapa (Xhosa)
Metropolitan municipality
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
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The City of Cape Town is located in the south-western corner of the Western Cape province.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°0′S 18°30′E / 34.000°S 18.500°E / -34.000; 18.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
SeatCape Town
Wards115
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGeordin Hill-Lewis (DA)
 • Deputy MayorEddie Andrews (DA)
Area
 • Total2,445 km2 (944 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2016)
4,005,016 (metro)[2]
Racial makeup (2022)
[3]
 • Black African45.7%
 • Coloured35.1%
 • Indian/Asian1.6 %
 • White16 %
First languages (2022)
[3]
 • Afrikaans35.1%
 • Xhosa45.7%
 • English20.4%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeCPT

The City of Cape Town (Afrikaans: Stad Kaapstad; Xhosa: IsiXeko saseKapa) is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of Cape Town and surrounding areas. As of the 2016 community survey, it had a population of 4,005,016.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Western Cape (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Western Cape (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 7.

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