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City of 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]

This article is about the municipality. For the city itself, see Cape Town.

City of Cape Town
Stad Kaapstad (Afrikaans)
IsiXeko saseKapa (Xhosa)

South Africa

Western Cape

Cape Town

115

Municipal council

Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA)

Eddie Andrews (DA)

2,445 km2 (944 sq mi)

4,005,016 (metro)[2]

45.7%

35.1%

1.6 %

16 %

35.1%

45.7%

20.4%

6.1%

UTC+2 (SAST)

CPT

Blaauwberg, which includes subdistricts: Atlantis, Blouberg, Mamre, Melkboschstrand, Table View, and parts of Cape Farms, Goodwood, Milnerton, and Maitland.

Cape Flats, which includes subdistricts: Athlone, False Bay Coastal Park, Grassy Park, Guguletu, Hanover Park, Manenberg, Ottery, Pelican Park, and parts of Muizenberg, Retreat, and Rondebosch.

Helderberg, which includes subdistricts: Gordon's Bay, Macassar, Sir Lowry's Pass, Somerset West, Stellenbosch Farms and Strand.

Khayelitsha/Mitchells Plain, which includes subdistricts: Blackheath, Blue Downs, Eerste River, Khayelitsha, Mitchell's Plain, and part of Guguletu

Northern, which includes subdistricts: Brackenfell, Durbanville, Eversdal, Joostenbergvlakte, Kenridge, Kraaifontein, Malmesbury Farms, Vredekloof, and Welgemoed.

Southern, which includes subdistricts: Bergvliet, Cape Point, Constantia, Fish Hoek, Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Kommetjie, Newlands, Noordhoek, Ocean View, Plumstead, Simon's Town, Tokai, Wynberg, parts of Muizenberg, Retreat, Rondebosch, and Table Mountain.

Table Bay, which includes subdistricts: Camps Bay, Cape Town, Observatory, Pinelands, Robben Island, Sea Point, Signal Hill/Lion's Head, and parts of Epping, Goodwood, Langa, Maitland, and Table Mountain,

Tygerberg, which includes subdistricts: Airport, Bellville, Bishop Lavis, Delft, Elsies River, Kalsteenfontein, Kuils River, Parow, Plattekloof, and parts of Epping, Goodwood, and Milnerton.

 – Diversity of the natural environment of Cape Town

Biodiversity of Cape Town

 – Legislative capital of South Africa

Cape Town

 – Second-level local government structure in South Africa

Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)

List of Cape Town suburbs

 – Movement in Cape Town, South Africa

Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

 – 2017–2018 water shortage in South Africa

Cape Town water crisis

City of Cape Town official website

City of Cape Town on the Western Cape Government website