Western Cape Province

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of 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 called the Cape Colony (see the History of Cape Colony).

Important cities and towns

Population 1,000,000+ (urbanized area)

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• Cape Town

Population 50,000+ (urbanized area)

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• George
• Oudtshoorn
• Paarl
• Stellenbosch
• Swellendam
• Worcester

Population 10,000+ (urbanized area)

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• Bredasdorp
• Knysna
• Malmesbury
• Montagu
• Plettenberg Bay
• Robertson
• Wellington

Population < 10,000

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• Arniston
• Elim
• Napier
• Struisbaai