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Western Cape

Administration
Full nameWestern Cape
Official nameThe Province of the Western Cape
Native name   
   
Settlement typeProvince of South Africa
MottoSpes Bona (Good Hope)
CountrySouth Africa
Established27 April 1994
Government
CapitalCape Town
TypeParliamentary system
PremierHelen Zille
Geography
Total Area49972.3 sq mi (129462 km2)
Area rank4th in South Africa
Highest Elevation7628 ft (2325 m)
Lowest Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Demography
Total Population5278585 (4th in South Africa) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (5th in South Africa) (0/sq mi)
Pop. Estimate5223900( 2010)
Population groups
Coloured50.2%
Black African30.1%
White18.4%
Indian or Asian1.3%
Afrikaans55.3%
Xhosa23.7%
English19.3%
Other information
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 codeZA-WC
GDP (nominal)2009
- TotalR 264.98 billion
US$ 33.88 billion
- Per capitaR 50,726
US$ 6,488
- Growth(-) -1.45%

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The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger (and now defunct) Cape Province. Prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, it was called the Cape Colony (see the History of Cape Colony).


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