City of Cape Town

City of Cape Town
Stad Kaapstad (Afrikaans)
IsiXeko saseKapa (Xhosa)
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Official logo of City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town is located in the south-western corner of the Western Cape province.
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°0′S 18°30′E / 34.000°S 18.500°E / -34.000; 18.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
SeatCape Town
Wards115
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGeordin Hill-Lewis (DA)
 • Deputy MayorEddie Andrews (DA)
Area
 • Total2,445 km2 (944 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2016)
4,005,016 (metro)[2]
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African45.7%
 • Coloured35.1%
 • Indian/Asian1.6 %
 • White16 %
First languages (2022)
 • Afrikaans35.1%
 • Xhosa45.7%
 • English20.4%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeCPT

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]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Western Cape (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Community Survey 2016: Provincial profile: Western Cape (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2018. p. 7.

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