Western Cape - Definition and Overview

Western Cape

Area	129,370 km² (10.6% of country's total)
Population	4.7 million (10.1% of the total)
GDP	14.6% of the country's total
Languages	Afrikaans (59%), English (20%), Xhosa (19%)
Capital	Cape Town
Other main centres	Hermanus, George, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Wellington, Worcester, Robertson, Knysna, Swellendam
Premier	Ebrahim Rasool

The Western Cape is a province in South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape, was part of the huge (and now defunct) Cape Province. Prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 it was Cape Colony, and for more check the History of Cape Colony.

External link

• Provincial Government of the Western Cape (http://www.westerncape.gov.za/)

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Provinces of South Africa
Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | KwaZulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | Northern Cape| North West | Western Cape