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City of Cape Town

Administration
Full nameCity of Cape Town
Native name 
 
Settlement typeMetropolitan municipality
MottoThis City Works For You
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
Municipal ordinance1839
Unicity created2000
Government
TypeCity council
MayorDan Plato
Deputy MayorIan Neilson
Geography
Total Area947.5 sq mi (2454.72 km2)
Highest Elevation5217.8 ft (1590.4 m)
Lowest Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Demography
Total Population3497097 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Households902278
Racial makeup
Coloured44.0%
Black African34.9%
White19.3%
Indian or Asian1.8%
Afrikaans41.4%
Xhosa28.8%
English28.0%
Other information
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2)
Area code021
Vehicle registrationCA/CF/CY/CEY/CFM/CFR
Municipal codeCPT

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The City of Cape Town ( ; ) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2007, it had a population of 3,497,097.

The remote Prince Edward Islands are considered part of the City of Cape Town, specifically of ward 55.

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Teen prostitute held over drugs - Independent Online Tweet this news
Independent Online--A 19-year-old prostitute was arrested in Bellville at the weekend for being in possession of drugs, according to the -City of Cape Town's- Vice Squad. ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:27:59 GMT+00:00
Homeowners go on a security spending spree - Independent Online Tweet this news
Independent Online--Most city residents pay a monthly fee to an armed response company and several Cape Town suburbs had applied to the -City of Cape Town- to become Central ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:09:42 GMT+00:00
'Bright future' for Cape Town tourism - South Africa.info Tweet this news
South Africa.info--She said that over the last four years, -Cape Town- had almost doubled its capacity, with eight new hotels being added in the last two years. The -City of Cape- ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:54:03 GMT+00:00
Bid to put crime stats online - Independent Online Tweet this news
Independent Online--A -City of Cape Town- councillor has told the Cape Argus the city is working on an elaborate network which will allow the public to view these statistics ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:05:19 GMT+00:00
Starwood Hotels eyes Africa for expansion - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa---CAPE TOWN- (Reuters) - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to expand in South Africa, the continent's largest economy, and is eyeing ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:27:56 GMT+00:00
CT Stadium beats budget - SPORT24 Tweet this news
SPORT24--Du Plessis said the stadium operator needed an undertaking from the -city of Cape Town-, as well as from the public, to sustain the venue. "We need the City's ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:09:04 GMT+00:00
Cape Town Fashion Week ready to refresh, renew and relive SA fashion - Accra Daily Mail Tweet this news
Accra Daily Mail--With the Mother -City's- premier fashion week showcasing the hottest spring/summer ready-to-wear collections at the -Cape Town- International Convention Centre, ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:13 GMT+00:00
2 000 subsidised houses in new development - Independent Online Tweet this news
Independent Online--By Babalo Ndenze Thousands of families who have been on the -City of Cape Town's- housing waiting list for years would get first pick if subsidised homes are ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:06:54 GMT+00:00
Cape Town's twin towers are going down - Fromtheold Tweet this news
Fromtheold---...- and pepper pots wherein they will place explosives. The -city of Cape Town- will announce view points to watch the two old structures go down in the dust.--- - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:08:36 GMT+00:00
South Africa - Wexas Tweet this news
Wexas--A wonderful 9-day self-drive tour combining the picturesque -city of Cape Town- with the nearby world-famous Cape Winelands. On arrival in Cape Town, ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:35:28 GMT+00:00

Council seat breakdown :
Party Seats
PR Ward Total Percent
Democratic Alliance (DA) 33 65 98 46.7%
African National Congress (ANC) 40 32 72 34.3%
Independent Democrats (ID) 14 2 16 7.6%
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)  7 0 7 3.3%
Independent¹ 0 6 6 2.9%
National Peoples Party (NPP) 4 0 4 1.9%
Africa Muslim Party (AMP) 2 0 2 1.0%
Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) 1 0 1 0.5%
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 1 0 1 0.5%
United Democratic Movement (UDM) 1 0 1 0.5%
Universal Party (UP) 1 0 1 0.5%
Freedom Front Plus (VF+) 1 0 1 0.5%
Total 105 105 210 100.0%
Multi-Party Government Coalition 48 67 115 54.8%

Government of the City of Cape Town

Mayor * Mayoral Committee * City Council (members) * Electoral wards * Subcouncils |

Western Cape province of South Africa

Capital
Cape Town
Regions
Cape Peninsula * Cape Winelands * Garden Route * Little Karoo * Overberg * West Coast
Largest towns
George * Knysna * Oudtshoorn * Paarl * Robertson * Stellenbosch * Swellendam * Worcester
Municipalities
MetropolitanCity of Cape Town
DistrictCape Winelands * Central Karoo * Eden * Overberg * West Coast
LocalBeaufort West * Bergrivier * Bitou * Breede Valley * Cape Agulhas * Cederberg * Drakenstein * George * Hessequa * Kannaland * Knysna * Laingsburg * Langeberg * Matzikama * Mossel Bay * Oudtshoorn * Overstrand * Prince Albert * Saldanha Bay * Stellenbosch * Swartland * Swellendam * Theewaterskloof * Witzenberg



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