City of Cape Town
Metropolitan municipality in South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the municipality. For the city itself, see Cape Town.
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]
Quick Facts Stad Kaapstad (Afrikaans)IsiXeko saseKapa (Xhosa), Country ...
City of Cape Town
| |
---|---|
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | |
Coordinates: 34°0′S 18°30′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 (2016) | 4,005,016 (metro)[2] |
Racial makeup (2022) | |
• Black African | 45.7% |
• Coloured | 35.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.6 % |
• White | 16 % |
First languages (2022) | |
• Afrikaans | 35.1% |
• Xhosa | 45.7% |
• English | 20.4% |
• Other | 6.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | CPT |
Close