Cape Town
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Cape Town is a major city located in the Western Cape province of South Africa, serving as the country's legislative capital and primary port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of South Africa's most important economic and cultural centers, known for its natural setting between Table Mountain and the sea.
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- Inception
- 1 January 1652
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- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Part of
- Western Cape (from 1994)
- Named after
- Cape of Good Hope
- Official name
- Кейптаун (from 1814)
- Demonym
- capetoniani
- Country
- Cape Colony (1806–1910)
- Located in
- City of Cape Town
- Continent
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Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town, which contains its central business district (CBD), is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a significant cultural heritage. The metropolitan area has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes a northern section in the West Beach region, as well as the False Bay area in the south.
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