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    capetown.gov.za. Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [11] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [12]

  2. 4 days ago · Cape Town, city and seaport, legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula. Because it was the site of the first European settlement in South Africa, Cape Town is known as the country’s ‘mother city.’.

  3. The 1700s. The 1800 and 1900s. The apartheid years. Recent times. Water Crisis. See also. References. Bibliography. External links. History of Cape Town. The area known today as Cape Town has no written history before it was first mentioned by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488.

  4. Cape Town ( Afrikaans: Kaapstad, Xhosa: iKapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

  5. Cape Town is one of South Africas most Historically important Cities. It was here, in the "Mother City", where the first European Colonists set foot in South Africa —which also marked the beginning of the South African slave trade. It was Home to perhaps the World’s most famous political prisoner— Nelson Mandela —who was held on the ...

  6. Cape Town is the second biggest city of South Africa. It is also home to the South African Parliament where the country's representatives assemble. It is at the Cape of Good Hope on the south-west coast. It has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate . The city's dominant natural feature is Table Mountain, a mountain with a flat top. History.

  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Cape_TownCape Town - Wikiwand

    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. It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. Quick Facts Country, Province ... Close.

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