Western Cape
ProvinceData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province 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 (49,986 mi²)
- Population density
- 57/km² (149/mi²)
- 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
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2 tracked metros
#104Cape Town★ Capital
5.2M · Major Metro
27.9
#2136George (SA)
295K · Local Metro
0.3