Western Cape
ProvinceProvince of South Africa.
AfricaCapital: Cape TownLanguage: English
Population
7.4M
Metros tracked
2
5.5M in metros (74%)
Composite score
28.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Established
- 1994
- Area
- 129,462 km²
- Population density
- 57 /km²
- Highest point
- Seweweekspoortpiek (2,325 m (7,628 ft))
- Legislature
- Western Cape Provincial Parliament
- Human Development Index
- 0.750 (2023)
- Rank in South Africa
- 2nd of 9 by composite score
- Area rank
- 4th of 9 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Cape Town
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Western Cape metro footprint
2 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
2 tracked metros
27.9
5.2MMajor Metro
#2134George (SA)
0.3295KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #104 | Cape Town★ Capital | 5.2M | 27.9 | Major Metro |
| #2134 | George (SA) | 295K | 0.3 | Local Metro |