IKapa
yeyona dolophu inkulu kwiPhondo lasentshona-Koloni.
Abantu abakule ndawo bazizigidi ezintathu.
Zintathu ezona dolophu zakhe zankulu nezaziwayo apha eMzantsi Afrika. eyokuqala yidolophu yaseGoli ezinze kwiphondo laseGauteng, kulandele eyaseKapa yona iphaya kwiPhondo laseNtshona-Koloni, kugqibele idolophu yaseThekwini yona ikwiPhondo lakwaZulu-Natal.
Le dolophu yaseKapa ngqongwe lulwandle I-Atlantic[1] ikapa iququnjelwe ngolwandleiKapa lesiiphethelo ulwandle oluAtlantic.
iKapa[2] ke iqulathe izinto ezinika umdla nezithi zibenomntsalane nakubemi bamanye amazwe. Lo nto ke ithi yenze ungeniso olumandla kwisizwe somzantsi Afrika. Ndothi ndikhankanye nje iznto ezimbalwa ezifana nolwandle, intaba
iKapa yeyona ndawo intle elizweni liphela yaziwa njenge ntshona-koloni ilizwe lentlantsi, ikapaa lendawo ezibukekayo kakhulu kubakhenkethi bangaphandle kukho iNtaba yeTafile (Table Mountain) kwaye likwanaso nesiqithi esaziwa ngokuba yiRobben island esikwincami yekapa enxwemeni lwelwandle kuhlala zonke intlanga kukho abaXhosa, mangesi, abeSuthu nabanye nabanye basemaphandleni kukho namasebe wezemfundo aphambili jikelele UCT (University of Cape Town), CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Cape Town) nezinye ke zkhna endingazikhankanyanga ezinje nge stellenbocsh kunye ne UWC.
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| [[File:iThemplethi:Multiple image|250px|none|alt=|Skyline of Cape Town]] | |||
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| Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for "Good Hope") | |||
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| Country | iThemplethi:Country data South Africa | ||
| Province | iThemplethi:Country data Western Cape | ||
| District | |||
| Municipality | City of Cape Town | ||
| Main Place | |||
| Founded | 6, 1652 | ||
| Municipal government | 1839 | ||
| Government[3] | |||
| • Type | Metropolitan municipality | ||
| • Mayor | Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) | ||
| • Deputy Mayor | Eddie Andrews (DA) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1 590.4 m (5 200 ft) | ||
| Uluntu[4][5] | |||
| • Rank | 13th in Africa 2nd in South Africa |
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| • Urban (2011) | 433,688 | ||
| • Urban density | 1,083/km2 (2 800/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro (2022) | 4,772,846[6] | ||
| Demonym | Capetonian | ||
| Racial makeup iThemplethi:Nobold[7] | |||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 45.7% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 35.0% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 1.6% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 16.2% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 1.5% | ||
| First languages iThemplethi:Nobold[8] | |||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 35.7% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 29.2% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 27.8% | ||
| • iThemplethi:Nobold | 7.3%[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal codes (street) | 7400–8099 | ||
| PO box | 7000 | ||
| HDI | 0.82[10] – iThemplethi:Colour | ||
| GMP (2020) | US$121 billion[11] | ||
| GMP per capita (2011) | US$19,656[12] | ||
| Website | Script error: No such module "URL". | ||
- ↑ "World Edition" The Atlantic (in English) 2026-06-11 retrieved 2026-06-12
- ↑ "iKapa Group – iKapa Group" (in en-US) retrieved 2026-06-12
- ↑ "City of Cape Town announces new city manager" News24 26 April 2018 archived from the original on 15 August 2019 retrieved 5 February 2019 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Cape Town, Main Place 199041 from Census 2011" Census 2011 archived from the original on 31 July 2014 retrieved 24 February 2024 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Western Cape Statistics South Africa 2018 p. 7
- ↑ "City of Cape Town Census 2022 Infographic" The City of Cape Town retrieved 22 November 2024
- ↑ "Census 2022: Cape Town Profile" resource.capetown.gov.za 2023-12-18
- ↑ "Statistics by place" Statistics South Africa retrieved 14 August 2025
- ↑ "Cape Town Language Guide for Expats"
- ↑ "HDIs FOR CAPE TOWN AREAS" Western Cape Government archived from the original on 22 September 2024 retrieved 15 September 2024 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Richest cities in the world in 2020 by GDP" City Mayors archived from the original on 4 June 2020 retrieved 19 February 2023 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Global city GDP 2011" Brookings Institution archived from the original on 5 June 2013 retrieved 18 November 2014 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Table Mountain" www.tablemountain.net retrieved 2026-06-12
- ↑ It is estimated that at least 90% of Capetonians can speak English, even though less than 30% speak it as their native language.[9]
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