City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town
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| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | |
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Location in the Western Cape | |
| Coordinates: 34°0′S 18°30′E / 34.000°S 18.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Seat | Cape Town |
| Wards | 115 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Eddie Andrews (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,445 km2 (944 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2022) | 4,772,846 (metro) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 45.7% |
| • Coloured | 35.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
| • White | 16.2% |
| First languages (2022) | |
| • Afrikaans | 35.1% |
| • Xhosa | 45.7% |
| • English | 20.4% |
| • Other | 6.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | CPT |
| HDI | 0.781 – high |
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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 2022 it has a population of 4,772,846.