Western Cape
Western Cape
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| Motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) | |
Map showing the location of the Western Cape in the south-western part of South Africa in red | |
| Coordinates: 34°S 20°E / 34°S 20°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Established | 27 April 1994 |
| Capital | Cape Town |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | Alan Winde (DA) |
| • Legislature | Western Cape Provincial Parliament |
| Area : 9 | |
• Total | 129,462 km2 (49,986 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in South Africa |
| Highest elevation | 2,325 m (7,628 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7,433,020 |
| • Rank | 3rd in South Africa |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in South Africa |
| Population groups (2022) | |
| • Coloured | 42.1% |
| • Black | 38.8% |
| • White | 16.4% |
| • Indian or Asian | 1.1% |
| Languages (2022) | |
| • Afrikaans | 41.2% |
| • Xhosa | 31.4% |
| • English | 22.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA-WC |
| GDP (2023) | R656.27 billion (US$56.3 billion) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.751 high · 1st of 9 |
| Gini (2010) | 0.58 high |
| Website | www |
| Xhosa | iNtshona-Koloni |
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| Afrikaans | Wes-Kaap |
| Sepedi | Kapa Bodikela |
| Sesotho | Kapa Bophirimela |
| Setswana | Kapa Bophirima |
| Xitsonga | Kapa Vupela-dyambu |
| Venda | Kapa Vhukovhela |
The Western Cape (Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]; Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni, lit. 'West Colony') is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital. The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province. The two largest cities are Cape Town and George.